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destroyers In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
of the United States Navy, sorted by
hull number Hull number is a serial identification number given to a boat or ship. For the military, a lower number implies an older vessel. For civilian use, the HIN is used to trace the boat's history. The precise usage varies by country and type. United ...
. It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 ''Ticonderoga'' and CG-48 ''Yorktown'' were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 ''Vincennes'' and CG-50 ''Valley Forge'' were ever authorized as destroyers by the United States Congress (though the fact that the DDG sequence resumes with DDG-51 ''Arleigh Burke'' argues that they were).


Destroyer types listed

See also
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. ; DD : Destroyer ; DL : Destroyer Leader (later Frigate) (retired) ; DDG : Destroyer, Guided Missile ; FFG : Frigate, Guided Missile (abolished 30 June 1975) ; FFGN : Frigate, Guided Missile, Nuclear-Propulsion (abolished 30 June 1975)


Other destroyer types

These destroyer types are listed in other articles. * DE:
Destroyer escort Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by th ...
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* DM: Destroyer minelayers: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Light Minelayers (DM). * DMS:
Destroyer minesweeper Destroyer 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 classification symbol for this type of ship was ...
s: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § High Speed/Destroyer Minesweepers (DMS). * APD:
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. In 1969, the ...
s, destroyers converted to land Marines ashore: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § High-speed Transport (APD) * AVD: Destroyer seaplane tenders: List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy § Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD)


Destroyer leaders

The DL category was established in 1951, with the abolition of the experimental CLK category. CLK-1 became DL-1 and DDs 927–930 became DLs 2–5. By the mid-1950s the term destroyer leader had been dropped in favor of frigate. The DLG sequence was deactivated in the 1975 fleet realignment, most DLGs and DLGNs were reclassified as CGs and CGNs, 30 June 1975. However, DLG 6–15 became DDG 37–46. DL-1 through DL-5 had been decommissioned prior to this time; DLG-6 ''Farragut'' through DLG-15 ''Preble'' became DDG-37 through DDG-46. DLG-16 ''Leahy'' through DLGN-40 ''Mississippi'' became CG-16 through CGN-40.


Guided missile destroyers

The guided missile destroyer sequence has three irregularities: four DDGs are numbered as if they were Destroyers in the main sequence (DDG-993, -994, -995 and -996), two were redesignated as guided missile cruisers (CG) (DDG-47 and DDG-48), and two numbers were skipped (DDG-49 and DDG-50). The picks up at DDG-1000.


Ship list


See also

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List of current ships of the United States Navy The United States Navy has over ships in both active service and the reserve fleet, with approximately more in either the planning and ordering stages or under construction, according to the Naval Vessel Register and published reports. This ...
* List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Destroyer (DD)


References


External links

Museum ships
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
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Boston National Historical Park The Boston National Historical Park is an association of sites that showcase Boston's role in the American Revolution and other parts of history. It was designated a national park on October 1, 1974. Seven of the eight sites are connected by the ...
, Charlestown, MA * USS Charrette (DD-581) - Thessaloniki, Greece
USS Edson (DD-946)
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Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum The Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum is dedicated to documenting the history of the United States Navy. The museum is permanently housed in the USS ''Edson'', a retired United States Navy destroyer that has recently been converted to a museum. Th ...
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USS Eversole (DD-789)
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İnciraltı Sea Museum The İnciraltı Sea Museum is a naval museum in the İnciraltı neighborhood of Izmir's Balçova district in Turkey. Located near the İnciraltı Ozdilek Shopping Center, it was opened on July 1, 2007. Main attractions of the museum are two dec ...
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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
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Battleship Cove Battleship Cove is a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Featuring the world's largest collection of World War II naval vessels, it is home to the highly decorated battleship . It is located at ...
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USS Kidd (DD-661)
- USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
USS Laffey (DD-724)
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston. Museum ships and exhibits Patriots Point is home to two museum ships: * , ...
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USS Orleck (DD-886)
- Jacksonville Naval Museum, Jacksonville, FL * USS Sarsfield (DD-837) - Anping Port, Taiwan
USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, NY
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
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