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{{Short description|Destroyer equipped with guided missiles}}
{{Short description|Destroyer equipped with guided missiles}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2008}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2008}}
[[File:130920-N-NX070-025 - USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51).jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[USS Arleigh Burke]], the lead ship of her class.]]
[[File:Visakhapatnam (D66) - P15B destroyer of Indian Navy during sea trials.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{INS|Visakhapatnam }}, the lead ship of [[Visakhapatnam-class destroyer|her class]] of guided-missile destroyers]]
[[File:SM3 from JDS Kongo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Japan]]ese guided-missile destroyer {{JDS|Kongō|DDG-173|6}} firing a [[Standard Missile 3]] [[anti-ballistic missile]]]]


A '''guided-missile destroyer''' ('''DDG''') is a [[destroyer]] whose primary armament is [[guided missile]]s so they can provide [[anti-aircraft warfare]] [[Screening (tactical)|screening]] for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is '''DDG''', while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated '''DD'''. Nations vary in their use of destroyer '''D''' designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether.
A '''guided-missile destroyer''' ('''DDG''') is a [[destroyer]] whose primary armament is [[guided missile]]s so they can provide [[anti-aircraft warfare]] [[Screening (tactical)|screening]] for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is '''DDG''', while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated '''DD'''. Nations vary in their use of destroyer '''D''' designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether.


Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having [[Vertical launching system|vertical-launch cells]]. Some guided-missile destroyers contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ [[Aegis Combat System]], and may be adopted for use in an [[Missile defense|anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense]] role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate [[cruiser]]s, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap. Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpose vessels, equipped to carry out [[Anti-surface warfare|anti-surface]] [[Modern Naval tactics|operations]] with [[surface-to-surface missile]]s and [[naval gun]]s, and [[anti-submarine warfare]] with torpedoes and helicopters.
Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having [[Vertical launching system|vertical-launch cells]]. Some contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ [[Aegis Combat System]], and may be adopted for use in an [[Missile defense|anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense]] role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate [[cruiser]]s, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap.


Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpose vessels, equipped to carry out [[Anti-surface warfare|anti-surface]] [[Modern Naval tactics|operations]] with [[surface-to-surface missile]]s and [[naval gun]]s, and [[anti-submarine warfare]] with torpedoes and helicopters.
== Active and planned guided-missile destroyers ==


== Active and planned ==
[[File:HMAS Brisbane in April 2019.jpg|300px|thumb|Australian HMAS ''Brisbane'']]

[[File:HMAS Brisbane in April 2019.jpg|250px|thumb|Australian HMAS ''Brisbane'']]
=== [[Royal Australian Navy]] ===
=== [[Royal Australian Navy]] ===
*{{sclass|Hobart|destroyer|1}}
* {{sclass|Hobart|destroyer|1}}
**[[Hobart-class destroyer|HMAS ''Hobart'']] (DDG-39)
** {{HMAS|Hobart|DDG 39}}
**[[Hobart-class destroyer|HMAS ''Brisbane'']] (DDG-41)
** {{HMAS|Brisbane|DDG 41}}
**[[Hobart-class destroyer|HMAS ''Sydney'']] (DDG-42)
** {{HMAS|Sydney|DDG 42}}
* [[Hunter-class frigate|Hunter-class destroyer]]
** [[HMAS Hunter]] (ordered)
** [[HMAS Flinders (FFG)|HMAS Flinders]] (ordered)
** [[HMAS Tasman]] (ordered)

=== [[Royal Canadian Navy]] ===
* {{sclass2|River|destroyer|1||2030s}} (15 planned)
** HMCS ''Fraser''
** HMCS ''Saint-Laurent''
** HMCS ''Mackenzie''


===[[People's Liberation Army Navy|Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy]]===
===[[People's Liberation Army Navy|Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy]]===
[[File:PLANS Nanchang (DDG-101) 20210427.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Type 055 destroyer]] The largest and most advanced surface warship in the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]]]
*[[Type 055 destroyer|Type 055 (Renhai-class) destroyer]]
* [[Type 055 destroyer|Type 055 destroyer (Renhai-class cruiser)]]
**''[[Chinese destroyer Nanchang|Nanchang]]'' (DDG-101)
**[[Chinese destroyer La'sa|''La'sa'']] (DDG-102)
** [[Chinese destroyer Nanchang (101)|''Nanchang'']] (DDG-101)
**[[Chinese destroyer Dalian (105)|''Dalian'']] (DDG-105)
** [[Chinese destroyer Lhasa|''La'sa'']] (DDG-102)
**[[Chinese destroyer Anshan (103)|''Anshan'']] (DDG-103)
** [[Chinese destroyer Dalian (105)|''Dalian'']] (DDG-105)
**[[Chinese destroyer Yan'an (106)|''Yan'an'']] (DDG-106)
** [[Chinese destroyer Anshan (103)|''Anshan'']] (DDG-103)
**[[Chinese destroyer Wuxi (104)|''Wuxi'']] (DDG-104)
** [[Chinese destroyer Yan'an (106)|''Yan'an'']] (DDG-106)
**[[Chinese destroyer Zunyi (107)|''Zunyi'']] (DDG-107)
** [[Chinese destroyer Wuxi (104)|''Wuxi'']] (DDG-104)
**[[Chinese destroyer Xianyang (108)|''Xianyang'']] (DDG-108)
** [[Chinese destroyer Zunyi (107)|''Zunyi'']] (DDG-107)
** [[Chinese destroyer Xianyang (108)|''Xianyang'']] (DDG-108)
[[File:PLANS Nanchang (DDG-101) 20210427.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Type 055 destroyer]] The largest and most advanced surface warship in the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]]]
[[File:PLANS Guiyang (DDG-119) 20200428.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Type 052D destroyer]] in the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]]]
*[[Type 052D destroyer|Type 052D (Luyang III-class) destroyer]]
* [[Type 052D destroyer|Type 052D (Luyang III-class) destroyer]]
**''[[Chinese destroyer Kunming|Kunming]]'' (DDG-172)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Changsha|Changsha]]'' (DDG-173)
** [[Chinese destroyer Kunming|''Kunming'']] (DDG-172)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Hefei|Hefei]]'' (DDG-174)
** [[Chinese destroyer Changsha (173)|''Changsha'']] (DDG-173)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Yinchuan|Yinchuan]]'' (DDG-175)
** [[Chinese destroyer Hefei (174)|''Hefei'']] (DDG-174)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Xining|Xining]]'' (DDG-117)
** [[Chinese destroyer Yinchuan (175)|''Yinchuan'']] (DDG-175)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Xiamen|Xiamen]]'' (DDG-154)
** [[Chinese destroyer Xining (117)|''Xining'']] (DDG-117)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Ürümqi|Urumqi]]'' (DDG-118)
** [[Chinese destroyer Xiamen|''Xiamen'']] (DDG-154)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Guiyang|Guiyang]]'' (DDG-119)
** [[Chinese destroyer Ürümqi|''Ürümqi'']] (DDG-118)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Nanjing|Nanjing]]'' (DDG-155)
** [[Chinese destroyer Guiyang|''Guiyang'']] (DDG-119)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Taiyuan|Taiyuan]]'' (DDG-131)
** [[Chinese destroyer Nanjing (155)|''Nanjing'']] (DDG-155)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Hohhot|Hohhot]]'' (DDG-161)
** [[Chinese destroyer Taiyuan|''Taiyuan'']] (DDG-131)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Chengdu|Chengdu]]'' (DDG-120)
** [[Chinese destroyer Hohhot|''Hohhot'']] (DDG-161)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Qiqihar|Qiqihar]]'' (DDG-121)
** [[Chinese destroyer Chengdu|''Chengdu'']] (DDG-120)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Zibo|Zibo]]'' (DDG-156)
** [[Chinese destroyer Qiqihar|''Qiqihar'']] (DDG-121)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Tangshan|Tangshan]]'' (DDG-122)
** [[Chinese destroyer Zibo|''Zibo'']] (DDG-156)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Suzhou|Suzhou]]'' (DDG-132)
** [[Chinese destroyer Tangshan|''Tangshan'']] (DDG-122)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Huainan|Huainan]]'' (DDG-123)
** [[Chinese destroyer Suzhou|''Suzhou'']] (DDG-132)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Nanning (2019)|Nanning]]'' (DDG-162)
** [[Chinese destroyer Huainan|''Huainan'']] (DDG-123)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Kaifeng|Kaifeng]]'' (DDG-124)
** [[Chinese destroyer Nanning (2019)|''Nanning'']] (DDG-162)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Guilin|Guilin]]'' (DDG-164)
** [[Chinese destroyer Kaifeng|''Kaifeng'']] (DDG-124)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Baotou|Baotou]]'' (DDG-133)
** [[Chinese destroyer Guilin|''Guilin'']] (DDG-164)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Zhenjiang|Zhenjiang]]'' (DDG-165) (Fitting out)
** [[Chinese destroyer Baotou|''Baotou'']] (DDG-133)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Shaoxing|Shaoxing]]'' (DDG-134) (Sea trials)
** [[Chinese destroyer Zhenjiang|''Zhenjiang'']] (DDG-165) (Fitting out)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Jiaozuo|Jiaozuo]]'' (DDG-163) (Sea trials)
** [[Chinese destroyer Shaoxing|''Shaoxing'']] (DDG-134) (Sea trials)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Zhuhai (157)|Zhuhai]]'' (DDG-157) (Sea trials)
** [[Chinese destroyer Jiaozuo|''Jiaozuo'']] (DDG-163) (Sea trials)
** [[Chinese destroyer Zhuhai (157)|''Zhuhai'']] (DDG-157) (Sea trials)
[[File:PLANS Guiyang (DDG-119) 20200428.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Type 052D destroyer]] in the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]]]
*[[Type 052C destroyer|Type 052C (Luyang II-class) destroyer]]
* [[Type 052C destroyer|Type 052C (Luyang II-class) destroyer]]
**''[[Chinese destroyer Lanzhou (170)|Lanzhou]]'' (DDG-170)
** [[Chinese destroyer Lanzhou (170)|''Lanzhou'']] (DDG-170)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Haikou (171)|Haikou]]'' (DDG-171)
** [[Chinese destroyer Haikou (171)|''Haikou'']] (DDG-171)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Changchun (150)|Changchun]]'' (DDG-150)
** [[Chinese destroyer Changchun (150)|''Changchun'']] (DDG-150)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Zhengzhou (151)|Zhengzhou]]'' (DDG-151)
** [[Chinese destroyer Zhengzhou (151)|''Zhengzhou'']] (DDG-151)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Jinan (152)|Jinan]]'' (DDG-152)
** [[Chinese destroyer Jinan (152)|''Jinan'']] (DDG-152)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Xi'an (153)|Xi'an]]'' (DDG-153)
** [[Chinese destroyer Xi'an (153)|''Xi'an'']] (DDG-153)
*[[Type 052B destroyer|Type 052B (Luyang I-class) destroyer]]
* [[Type 052B destroyer|Type 052B (Luyang I-class) destroyer]]
**''[[Chinese destroyer Guangzhou (168)|Guangzhou]]'' (DDG-168)
** [[Chinese destroyer Guangzhou (168)|''Guangzhou'']] (DDG-168)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Wuhan (169)|Wuhan]]'' (DDG-169)
** [[Chinese destroyer Wuhan (169)|''Wuhan'']] (DDG-169)
*[[Type 051C destroyer|Type 051C (Luzhou-class) destroyer]]
* [[Type 051C destroyer|Type 051C (Luzhou-class) destroyer]]
**''[[Chinese destroyer Shenyang (115)|Shenyang]]'' (DDG-115)
** [[Chinese destroyer Shenyang (115)|''Shenyang'']] (DDG-115)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Shijiazhuang (116)|Shijiazhuang]]'' (DDG-116)
** [[Chinese destroyer Shijiazhuang (116)|''Shijiazhuang'']] (DDG-116)
*[[Type 051B destroyer|Type 051B (Luhai-class) destroyer]]
* [[Type 051B destroyer|Type 051B (Luhai-class) destroyer]]
**''[[Chinese destroyer Shenzhen (167)|Shenzhen]]'' (DDG-167)
** [[Chinese destroyer Shenzhen (167)|''Shenzhen'']] (DDG-167)
*{{sclass|Sovremenny|destroyer|1}}
* {{sclass|Sovremenny|destroyer|1}}
**''[[Chinese destroyer Hangzhou (136)|Hangzhou]]'' (DDG-136)
** [[Chinese destroyer Hangzhou (136)|''Hangzhou'']] (DDG-136)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Fuzhou (137)|Fuzhou]]'' (DDG-137)
** [[Chinese destroyer Fuzhou (137)|''Fuzhou'']] (DDG-137)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Taizhou (138)|Taizhou]]'' (DDG-138)
** [[Chinese destroyer Taizhou (138)|''Taizhou'']] (DDG-138)
**''[[Chinese destroyer Ningbo (139)|Ningbo]]'' (DDG-139)
** [[Chinese destroyer Ningbo (139)|''Ningbo'']] (DDG-139)

=== [[Republic of China Navy]] ===
[[File:USS Kidd (DDG-993).jpg|thumb|250px|ROCS ''Tso Ying'']]
*{{sclass|Kee Lung|destroyer|1}} (ex-''Kidd'' class)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Kee Lung'']] (DDG-1801)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Su Ao'']] (DDG-1802)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Tso Ying'']] (DDG-1803)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Ma Kong'']] (DDG-1805)


=== [[French Navy]] ===
=== [[French Navy]] ===
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=== [[Indian Navy]] ===
=== [[Indian Navy]] ===
* {{sclass|Project 18|destroyer|1}} (planned)
* {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|1}}
* {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|1}}
** {{INS|Visakhapatnam|D66|6}}
** {{INS|Visakhapatnam|D66|6}}
** {{INS|Mormugao|D67|6}}
** {{INS|Mormugao|D67|6}}
** {{INS|Imphal|D68|6}}
** {{INS|Imphal|D68|6}}
** {{INS|Surat|D69|6}} (Fitting out)
** {{INS|Surat|D69|6}} (Sea Trials)
[[File:Providing Credible Maritime Security by Destroyers of the Indian Navy.jpg|300px|thumb|Indian Navy destroyers sailing in unison.]]
[[File:Providing Credible Maritime Security by Destroyers of the Indian Navy.jpg|250px|thumb|Indian Navy destroyers sailing in unison]]
[[File:Commissioning of INS Kochi (06).jpg|300px|thumb|Indian Navy {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|1}} the {{INS|Kochi}}|alt=Commissioning of INS Kochi]]
*{{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|1}}
*{{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|1}}
** {{INS|Kolkata}}
** {{INS|Kolkata}}
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** {{INS|Ranvir|D54|6}}
** {{INS|Ranvir|D54|6}}
** {{INS|Ranvijay|D55|6}}
** {{INS|Ranvijay|D55|6}}
*[[Project 18]] (planned)


=== [[Marina Militare|Italian Navy]] ===
=== [[Marina Militare|Italian Navy]] ===
[[File:Caio Duilio D554.jpg|250px|thumb|Destroyer {{ship|Italian destroyer|Caio Duilio||2}} of the Italian Navy]]
*{{sclass|Durand de la Penne|destroyer|1}}
*{{sclass|Durand de la Penne|destroyer|1}}
**[[Durand de la Penne-class destroyer|''Luigi Durand De La Penne'' (D 560)]]
**[[Durand de la Penne-class destroyer|''Luigi Durand De La Penne'' (D 560)]]
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=== [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] ===
=== [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] ===
[[File:JS Maya (DDG-179).jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Japan]]ese guided-missile destroyer {{JS|Maya|DDG-179|2}}]]
*{{sclass|Maya|destroyer|1}}
*{{sclass|Maya|destroyer|1}}
**[[Maya-class destroyer|JS ''Maya'']] (DDG-179)
**[[Maya-class destroyer|JS ''Maya'']] (DDG-179)
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=== [[Republic of Korea Navy]] ===
=== [[Republic of Korea Navy]] ===
[[File:ROKS Yulgok Yi I (DDG-992) sails during the at-sea phase of RIMPAC 2024.jpg|250px|thumb|{{ROKS|Yulgok Yi I|DDG-992|6}}]]
*{{sclass|Sejong the Great|destroyer|1}}
*{{sclass|Sejong the Great|destroyer|1}}
**[[Sejong the Great-class destroyer|ROKS ''Sejong the Great'']] (DDG-991)
**[[Sejong the Great-class destroyer|ROKS ''Sejong the Great'']] (DDG-991)
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**[[Sejong the Great-class destroyer|ROKS ''Seoae Yu Seong-ryong'']] (DDG-993)
**[[Sejong the Great-class destroyer|ROKS ''Seoae Yu Seong-ryong'']] (DDG-993)
*[[KDDX-class destroyer]] (planned)
*[[KDDX-class destroyer]] (planned)

=== [[Royal Navy]] ===
[[File:Duncan (7899778002).jpg|250px|thumb|HMS {{HMS|Duncan|D37|2}}]]
*[[Type 45 destroyer]]
**{{HMS|Daring|D32}}
**{{HMS|Dauntless|D33}}
**{{HMS|Diamond|D34}}
**{{HMS|Dragon|D35}}
**{{HMS|Defender|D36}}
**{{HMS|Duncan|D37}}
* [[Type 83 destroyer]] (planned)


=== [[Russian Navy]] ===
=== [[Russian Navy]] ===
[[File:US Navy 050606-N-5258M-011 Russian destroyer RFS Nastoychivyy (DD 610) is currently underway participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2005.jpg|thumb|upright|''Nastoychivyy'' (610), a ''Sovremenny''-class destroyer]]
[[File:AdmiralVinogradov2009.jpg|thumb|250px|''Admiral Vinogradov'', an ''Udaloy''-class destroyer]]
[[File:AdmiralVinogradov2009.jpg|thumb|upright|''Admiral Vinogradov'' (572), an ''Udaloy''-class destroyer]]
*{{sclass|Sovremenny|destroyer|1}}
*{{sclass|Sovremenny|destroyer|1}}
**''[[Russian destroyer Burny|Burny]]'' (778)
**''[[Russian destroyer Burny|Burny]]'' (778)
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**''[[Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev|Admiral Panteleyev]]'' (548)
**''[[Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev|Admiral Panteleyev]]'' (548)
**''[[Russian destroyer Admiral Chabanenko|Admiral Chabanenko]]'' (650)
**''[[Russian destroyer Admiral Chabanenko|Admiral Chabanenko]]'' (650)

=== [[Republic of China Navy]] ===
[[File:USS Kidd (DDG-993).jpg|thumb|upright|ROCS ''Tso Ying'' (DDG-1803)]]
*{{sclass|Kee Lung|destroyer|1}} (ex-''Kidd'' class)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Kee Lung'']] (DDG-1801)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Su Ao'']] (DDG-1802)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Tso Ying'']] (DDG-1803)
**[[Kee Lung-class destroyer|ROCS ''Ma Kong'']] (DDG-1805)

=== [[Royal Navy]] ===
*[[Type 45 destroyer]]
**{{HMS|Daring|D32}}
**{{HMS|Dauntless|D33}}
**{{HMS|Diamond|D34}}
**{{HMS|Dragon|D35}}
**{{HMS|Defender|D36}}
**{{HMS|Duncan|D37}}
* [[Type 83 destroyer]] (planned)


=== [[Spanish Navy]] ===
=== [[Spanish Navy]] ===
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**[[Spanish frigate Méndez Núñez|''Méndez Núñez'' (F104)]]
**[[Spanish frigate Méndez Núñez|''Méndez Núñez'' (F104)]]
**[[Spanish frigate Cristóbal Colón|''Cristóbal Colón'' (F105)]]
**[[Spanish frigate Cristóbal Colón|''Cristóbal Colón'' (F105)]]

=== [[Turkish Naval Forces|Turkish Navy]] ===
* {{sclass|TF2000|destroyer|1}} (planned, 8 ships to be built)


===[[United States Navy]]===
===[[United States Navy]]===
[[File:Future USS Zumwalt's first underway at sea.jpg|thumb|upright|''Zumwalt''-class destroyer]]
[[File:USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) steams through the Mediterranean Sea.jpg|thumb|250px|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]]
*{{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|1}}
*{{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|1}}
**[[USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)|USS ''Arleigh Burke'']] (DDG-51)
**[[USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)|USS ''Arleigh Burke'']] (DDG-51)
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**[[USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121)|USS ''Frank E. Petersen Jr.'']] (DDG-121)
**[[USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121)|USS ''Frank E. Petersen Jr.'']] (DDG-121)
**[[USS John Basilone (DDG-122)|USS ''John Basilone'']] (DDG-122) (Launched)
**[[USS John Basilone (DDG-122)|USS ''John Basilone'']] (DDG-122) (Launched)
**[[USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123)|USS ''Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee'']] (DDG-123)
**[[USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee|USS ''Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee'']] (DDG-123)
**[[USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG-124)|USS ''Harvey C. Barnum Jr.'']] (DDG-124) (Under construction)
**[[USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.|USS ''Harvey C. Barnum Jr.'']] (DDG-124) (Under construction)
**[[USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125)|USS ''Jack H. Lucas'']] (DDG-125)
**[[USS Jack H. Lucas|USS ''Jack H. Lucas'']] (DDG-125)
**[[USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126)|USS ''Louis H. Wilson Jr.'']] (DDG-126) (Under construction)
**[[USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.|USS ''Louis H. Wilson Jr.'']] (DDG-126) (Under construction)
**[[USS Gallagher (DDG-127)|USS ''Gallagher'']] (DDG-127) (Under construction)
**{{USS|Patrick Gallagher}} (DDG-127) (Under construction)
**[[USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128)|USS ''Ted Stevens'']] (DDG-128) (Launched)
**[[USS Ted Stevens|USS ''Ted Stevens'']] (DDG-128) (Launched)
**[[USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129)|USS ''Jeremiah Denton'']] (DDG-129) (Under construction)
**[[USS Jeremiah Denton|USS ''Jeremiah Denton'']] (DDG-129) (Under construction)
**{{USS|William Charette|DDG-130|6}} (DDG-130) (Under construction)
**{{USS|William Charette||6}} (DDG-130) (Under construction)
**[[USS George M. Neal|USS ''George M. Neal'']] (DDG-131) (Under construction)
**[[USS George M. Neal|USS ''George M. Neal'']] (DDG-131) (Under construction)
**[[USS Quentin Walsh|USS ''Quentin Walsh'']] (DDG-132) (Under construction)
**[[USS Quentin Walsh|USS ''Quentin Walsh'']] (DDG-132) (Under construction)
**[[USS Sam Nunn|USS ''Sam Nunn'']] (DDG-133) (Under construction)
**[[USS Sam Nunn|USS ''Sam Nunn'']] (DDG-133) (Under construction)
**[[USS John E. Kilmer|USS ''John E. Kilmer'']] (DDG-134) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS John E. Kilmer|USS ''John E. Kilmer'']] (DDG-134) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Thad Cochran|USS ''Thad Chochran'']] (DDG-135) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Thad Cochran|USS ''Thad Cochran'']] (DDG-135) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Richard G. Lugar|USS ''Richard G. Lugar'']] (DDG-136) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Richard G. Lugar|USS ''Richard G. Lugar'']] (DDG-136) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS John F. Lehman (DDG-137)|USS ''John F. Lehman'']] (DDG-137) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS John F. Lehman|USS ''John F. Lehman'']] (DDG-137) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS J. William Middendorf (DDG-138)|USS ''J. William Middendorf'']] (DDG-138) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS J. William Middendorf|USS ''J. William Middendorf'']] (DDG-138) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139)|USS ''Telesforo Trinidad'']] (DDG-139) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Telesforo Trinidad|USS ''Telesforo Trinidad'']] (DDG-139) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Thomas G. Kelley|USS ''Thomas G. Kelley'']] (DDG-140) (Approved for construction)
**[[USS Thomas G. Kelley|USS ''Thomas G. Kelley'']] (DDG-140) (Approved for construction)
[[File:Future USS Zumwalt's first underway at sea.jpg|thumb|250px|''Zumwalt''-class destroyer]]
*{{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer|1}}
**{{USS|Zumwalt|DDG-1000}}
* {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer|1}}
**{{USS|Michael Monsoor|DDG-1001}}
** {{USS|Zumwalt}} (DDG-1000)
**{{USS|Lyndon B. Johnson|DDG-1002}} (Sea trials)
** {{USS|Michael Monsoor}} (DDG-1001)
** {{USS|Lyndon B. Johnson}} (DDG-1002) (Sea trials)
*[[DDG(X)]] (planned)
* [[DDG(X)]] (planned)


== Former guided-missile destroyer classes ==
== Former classes ==
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* [[Perth-class destroyer|''Perth''-class destroyer]] (decommissioned/sunk as dive wrecks)
* [[Perth-class destroyer|''Perth''-class destroyer]] (decommissioned/sunk as dive wrecks)

Latest revision as of 13:12, 24 November 2024

INS Visakhapatnam, the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers

A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated DD. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether.

Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having vertical-launch cells. Some contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ Aegis Combat System, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate cruisers, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap.

Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpose vessels, equipped to carry out anti-surface operations with surface-to-surface missiles and naval guns, and anti-submarine warfare with torpedoes and helicopters.

Active and planned

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Australian HMAS Brisbane
Type 055 destroyer The largest and most advanced surface warship in the People's Liberation Army Navy
Type 052D destroyer in the People's Liberation Army Navy
ROCS Tso Ying

Although the French Navy no longer uses the term "destroyer", the largest frigates are assigned pennant numbers with flag superior "D", which designates destroyer.

Indian Navy destroyers sailing in unison
Destroyer Caio Duilio of the Italian Navy
The Japanese guided-missile destroyer Maya
ROKS Yulgok Yi I
HMS Duncan
Admiral Vinogradov, an Udaloy-class destroyer
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Zumwalt-class destroyer

Former classes

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 Australia

 Canada

 France

 Germany

 Italy

 Japan

 Soviet Union

 United Kingdom

 United States

References

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  1. ^ Friedman 2004, pp. 322–323, 425
  • Friedman, Norman (2004). US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-442-3.