Destroyer
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destroyer-175-3607534
title:
Destroyer
text:
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were originally conceived in 1885 by Fernando Villaamil for the Spanish Navy as a defense against torpedo boats, and by the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, these "torpedo boat destroyers" (TBDs) were "large, swift, and powerfully armed torpedo boats designed to destroy
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Type of warship intended to escort other larger ships
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer
date created:
2001-11-06T19:14:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T02:49:04Z
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13
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