torpedo boat destroyer
21tor|pe|do-boat destroyer — «tr PEE doh BOHT», a ship larger, faster, and more heavily armed than a torpedo boat, used to destroy torpedo boats …
22Drazki torpedo boat — Drazki (Bulgarian language: Дръзки ; also transliterated as Druzki , translated in English as Intrepid ) was a Bulgarian Navy torpedo boat from the beginning of the 20th century still extant today as a museum ship.HistoryConstruction Drazki was… …
23Spica class torpedo boat — The Spica class were a class of torpedo boats of the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War II. These ships were built as a result of a clause in the Washington Naval Treaty, which stated that ships with a tonnage of less than 600… …
24Ariete class torpedo boat — The Ariete class torpedo boats were a group of destroyer escorts built for the Italian Navy during World War II. They were enlarged versions of the sclass|Spica|torpedo boat|1s and designed to escort convoys to North Africa. Sixteen ships were… …
25Destroyer — De*stroy er, n. [Cf. OF. destruior.] 1. One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nav.) a small fast warship used primarily as an escort to larger vessels and typically armed with a combination of 5 inch guns, torpedos,… …
26destroyer — late 14c., someone or something that destroys, agent noun from O.Fr. destruire (see DESTROY (Cf. destroy)). As a type of warship, 1893, originally torpedo boat destroyer; the class name perhaps from the proper name given to one such ship in the U …
27destroyer — [di stroi′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that destroys 2. [orig. torpedo boat destroyer] a small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with 3 inch or 5 inch guns, depth charges, torpedoes, etc …
28Destroyer — For other uses, see Destroyer (disambiguation). USS Winston S.Churchill, a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet …
29Destroyer — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Destroyer (homonymie). Vue du USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) de la classe Arleigh Burke de l US Navy (Flight I). Dans la terminol …
30Destroyer minesweeper — was a designation given by the United States Navy to a series of destroyers that were converted into high speed ocean going minesweepers for service during World War II. The hull number for such a ship began DMS . Forty two ships were so… …
