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  2. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer centered around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multi-function passive electronically scanned array radar. The class is named after Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer in World War II and later Chief of Naval Operations.

  3. Fletcher-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers between 1942 and 1944, more than any other destroyer class, and the design was generally regarded as highly successful. The Fletcher s had a design speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) and a principal armament of five 5-inch (127 mm) guns in single mounts with ten 21-inch (530 mm ...

  4. List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy

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    The first destroyer of the United States Navy, USS Bainbridge, around 1915–1916. In 1864, US Navy Lt. William B. Cushing sank the ironclad CSS Albemarle using a "spar torpedo"—an explosive device mounted on a long pole and detonated underwater. [2]

  5. High-speed transport - Wikipedia

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    USS Barr (APD-39) (ex-DE-576) shown after conversion to Auxiliary High Speed Transport. High-speed transports were converted destroyers and destroyer escorts used in US Navy amphibious operations in World War II and afterward. They received the US Hull classification symbol APD; "AP" for transport and "D" for destroyer

  6. Zumwalt-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    The Zumwalt-class destroyer is a class of three United States Navy guided-missile destroyers designed as multi-mission stealth ships with a focus on land attack. The class was designed with a primary role of naval gunfire support and secondary roles of surface warfare and anti-aircraft warfare .

  7. USS Zumwalt - Wikipedia

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    USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class and the first ship to be named after Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. [10] [11] Zumwalt has stealth capabilities, having a radar cross-section similar to a fishing boat despite her large size. [12]

  8. USS Halsey (DDG-97) - Wikipedia

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    Speed: 30+ knots (55+ km/h) Complement: 257 officers and enlisted: ... USS Halsey (DDG-97) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.

  9. USS Arleigh Burke - Wikipedia

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    USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (1901–1996), is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988; launched on 16 September 1989; and commissioned on 4 July 1991.