A destroyer ship is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship designed to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of threats. Destroyers are multi-mission surface combatants that can operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups, amphibious ready groups, and underway replenishment groups. They are equipped with advanced technology and survivability systems and can provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities.

Here are some key features of a destroyer ship:

• Size: Destroyers come in a range of sizes, from smaller destroyers like the Royal Navys Type 45 Daring class and Russias Project 956 Sovremenny class, which measure around 150m in length, to larger destroyers like the Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000), which is 183m long.

• Armament: Destroyers are equipped with a variety of weapons, including torpedoes, missiles, and guns. They can carry nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and are capable of conducting Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) .

• Maneuverability: Destroyers are designed to be fast and maneuverable, with features like vertical launch systems to carry a large number of missiles at high readiness to fire and helicopter flight decks and hangars.

• Role: Destroyers are primarily used to escort larger vessels and defend them against a wide range of threats. They can also be used for strike warfare and land attack.

• Crew: Destroyers typically have a crew size of around 175 sailors, with an air detachment of 28.

Destroyers are the global standard for surface-combatant ships, with only two nations (the United States and Russia) officially operating the heavier cruisers, with no battleships or true battlecruisers remaining.