Guided missile destroyer

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The Japanese guided missile destroyer JDS Kongō (DDG-173) firing a Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile.

A guided missile destroyer is a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing, or dropping it altogether. The U.S. Navy has adopted the classification DDG in the US hull classification symbol.

In addition to the guns that destroyers have, a guided missile destroyer is usually equipped with two large missile magazines which store the missiles for the ship, usually in Vertical Launch Cells. Some guided missile destroyers contain powerful weapon system radars, like the United States’ Aegis combat system, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile role or a ballistic missile defense role. This is especially true of navies that no longer operate cruisers, as other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap.

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Active and planned guided missile (GM) destroyers [edit]

List of GM destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy [edit]

HMCS Iroquois (DDG-280), an Iroquois class destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy [edit]

List of GM destroyers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy [edit]

Qingdao (113), a Chinese Type 052 destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the French Navy [edit]

Forbin (D620), a Horizon class destroyer

Although the French Navy no longer uses the term "destroyer" (French: destructeur), the largest frigates are assigned pennant numbers with flag superior "D", which designates destroyer.

List of GM destroyers of the Indian Navy [edit]

INS Delhi (D61), a Delhi class destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the Italian Navy [edit]

Caio Duilio (D554), an Orizzonte class destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [edit]

JDS Ashigara (DDG-178), an Atago class destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the Russian Navy [edit]

Nastoychivyy (610), a Sovremenny class destroyer
  • Kashin class destroyer
    • Smetlivy (810)
  • Sovremenny class destroyer
    • Bystryy (715)
    • Gremyashchiy (406)
    • Bespokoynyy (620)
    • Nastoychivyy (610)
    • Admiral Ushakov (434)
  • Udaloy class destroyer
    • Vice-Admiral Kulakov
    • Admiral Tributs (552)
    • Marshal Shaposhnikov (543)
    • Severomorsk (619)
    • Admiral Levchenko (605)
    • Admiral Vinogradov (572)
    • Admiral Panteleyev (548)
    • Admiral Chabanenko (650)
ROCS Tso Ying (DDG-1803)

List of GM destroyers of the Republic of China Navy (Taiwan) [edit]

List of GM destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy [edit]

ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991), a Sejong the Great class destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the Royal Navy [edit]

HMS Daring (D32), a Type 45 destroyer

List of GM destroyers of the US Navy [edit]

USS Bainbridge (DDG-96), an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Artist rendering of the Zumwalt class destroyer

Former guided missile destroyer classes [edit]

 Italy
 Japan
 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
 United States

References [edit]

  1. ^ Launching of INS Kochi

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