The emergence and development of the destroyer was related to the invention of the self-propelled torpedo in the … See more

The first classes of ships to bear the formal designation TBD were the Daring class of two ships and Havock class of two ships of the Royal Navy.
Early torpedo gunboat designs lacked the range and … See more

Navies originally built TBDrs to protect against torpedo boats, but admirals soon appreciated the flexibility of the fast, multipurpose vessels that resulted. Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker laid down destroyer d… See more

The trend during World War I had been towards larger destroyers with heavier armaments. A number of opportunities to fire at capital ships had been missed during the war, because destroyers had expended all their tor… See more

Some conventional destroyers completed in the late 1940s and 1950s were built on wartime experience. These vessels were significantly larger than wartime ships and had fully automatic main guns, unit machinery, … See more

• Royal Australian Navy operates three Hobart-class destroyers.
• People's Liberation Army Navy operates seven Renhai-class destroyers, two Luyang I-class destroyers, six Luyang II-class destroyers… See more