This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN.

Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class destroyers, are warships that provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities. Destroyers can operate independently or as …

At the start of the 21st century, destroyers are the global standard for surface combatant ships, with only two nations (United States and Russia) operating the heavier class cruisers, with no …

The remarkable aspect of this capture of an Arleigh Burke class Flight I or II destroyer is the view of the some of the ship’s company drawn up on the flight deck at the stern, a sense of the …

From their original function as torpedo-boat destroyers to the respect they've earned as anti-submarine warfare vessels, modern-day destroyers have evolved into multi-mission surface …

In World War I, the U.S. Navy began mass-producing destroyers, laying 273 keels of the Clemson and Wickes -class destroyers. The peacetime years between 1919 and 1941 resulted in many …

Nov 5, 2025 · The future U.S. Navy USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) Arleigh Burke Flight III destroyer has completed its second builder’s sea trials equipped with the Navy’s latest SPY-6 …

More than a century of US Navy destroyer history in historical research, photos and first person accounts.

Nov 3, 2025 · Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new destroyer escort, USS Buckley, did just that by slugging it out in hand-to-hand combat with German sailors from U-66 in the …

This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN.