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A destroyer was a type of military starship intended to escort vessels in a fleet and defend them from attack, giving this type of vessel similarities with escort ships.

History and specifications

Destroyers can be further classified as heavy destroyers.

Starfleet starship classes that fill this role include the Marshall-class, Saladin-class, Akula-class, and Baker-class.

Destroyers were useful vessel types in areas where treaty agreements forbade larger, more heavilty armed vessels from encroaching on neighboring powers. (FASA RPG module: Demand of Honor)

Destroyer types

The basic destroyer type is denoted with the abbreviation "DD" in the naval parlance of Earth and Starfleet Command. (ST video game: Starfleet Command)

• advanced destroyer (DD+)
• battle destroyer (BDD, BDP)
  • advanced battle destroyer (BDD+)
  • battle commando destroyer (BDG)
    • advanced battle commando destroyer (BDG+)
  • battle destroyer leader (BDL)
    • advanced battle destroyer leeader (BDL+)
• commando destroyer (DDG)
  • advanced commando destroyer (DDG+)
  • battle commando destroyer (BDG)
    • advanced battle commando destroyer (BDG+)
  • heavy commando destroyer (HDC)
    • advanced heavy commando destroyer (HDC+)
• destroyer escort (DE, DER)
  • war destroyer escort
• destroyer leader (DDL)
• advanced destroyer leader (DDL+)
• fleet destroyer (DDF)
• guided weapons destroyer (DDG)
  • advanced guided weapons destroyer (DDG+)
• heavy destroyer (HDD, HDP)
  • heavy command destroyer (CDD)
  • heavy commando destroyer (HDC)
    • advanced heavy commando destroyer (HDC+)
  • heavy destroyer scout (HDS)
    • advanced heavy destroyer scout (HDS+)
  • dreadnought destroyer
• recon destroyer
• science destroyer
• temporal destroyer
• war destroyer (DW)
  • war destroyer leader (DWL)
  • command war destroyer (DWC)
  • commando war destroyer (CDW)
  • war destroyer escort
  • war drone destroyer (DWD)

Destroyer classes

• Acamarian Sovereignty
• Andorian
• B'abynii
• Borg
  • Borg interceptor
• Breen
  • Rezreth-class
• Cardassian destroyers (Cardassian Union; Cardassian Guard/Obsidian Order)
  • Damar-class • Galor-class • Netel-class • Sartan-class
• Dominion, Jem'Hadar
• Elachi
• Federation destroyers (Federation, Starfleet/Federation Merchat Marine)
  • Amundsen-class • Apache-class • Aquarius-class • Akula-class • Baker-class • Chesapeake-class • Centaur-class • Chimera-class • Charger-class • Cochise-class • Decker-class • Defiant-class (also classified as escort or heavy escort) • Dyson-class • Larson-class • Lenthal-class • Manticore-class • Marklin-class • Marshall-class • Monoceros-class • Paladin-class • Portsmith-class • Saladin-class • Siva-class • Thufir-class • Tiberius-class • Wells-class • Wilkerson-class
• Ferengi
  • Nandi-class
• Gorn
  • Ddraig-class • CD-25 IX-class Heavy Destroyer Scout • M-36002-class
• Iconian, Herald
• Kazon
• Klingon destroyers (Klingon Empire; Defense Force/Imperial Fleet)
  • B'rel-class (also classified as a scout) • Dath D'lan-class • D'esta-class • D'Khellra-class • Duvqu'-class • Krenn-class • Kurak-class • Lara'atan-class • May'Duj-class (also classified as a battle cruiser) • Negh'Var-class • Nihydron-class • Nov-class • Peghqu'-class • V'al'kon-class • Vandal-class • V'kar Zadan-class
• Kobali
• Krenim Imperium
• Lysian
  • Lysian destroyer
• Lukari
• Malon
• Na'Kuhl
  • Daemosh-class
• Nausicaan
  • Guramba-class • Kolasi-class• Vandal-class
• Nihydron
• Orion Syndicate
  • T-class (Destroyer, Freighter)
• Romulan destroyers (Romulan Star Empire/Romulan Republic; Imperial Fleet/Tal Shiar; Remans)
  • Aelahl-class • Aves-class • Daeinos-class • Dinaes-class • D'ridren-class • Falcon-class • Harpia-class • Ocala Sindari-class • Llaihr-class • Reemea-class • Shrike-class • Llaihr-class • Mandukar-class • Talvath-class (also classified as Temporal Destroyer) • Temar Vastari-class (also classified as assault ship) • Vastagor Lattam-class
• Scoodian
• Son'a
• Terran Empire
  • Akula-class • Apache-class • Aquarius-class • Baker-class • Chesapeake-class • Centaur-class • Chimera-class • Cochise-class • Decker-class • Defiant-class (also classified as escort or heavy escort) • Dyson-class • Larson-class • Lenthal-class • Manticore-class • Marklin-class • Marshall-class • Mobius-class • Monoceros-class • Paladin-class • Portsmith-class • Saladin-class • Siva-class • Thufir-class • Tiberius-class • Wilkerson-class
• Tuterian, Sphere Builders
  • Arehbes-class
• Tzenkethi
• Species 8472, Undine
  • Nicor-class
• Tholian destroyers (Tholian Assembly)
  • Quartz-class • O-1-class • M-38000-class • Zircon-class
• Vaadwaur
  • Manasa-class
• Vorgon
• Voth
• Vulcan

• Yridian
  • Destroyer, Frigate

• Zahl

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Starship classification
By type	argosy • assault cruiser • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • battlecruiser • battle frigate • battleship • bird-of-prey • bomber • cargo transport • carrier • colony ship • combat support tender • command battlecruiser • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • dreadnought • escort • explorer • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • flagship • freighter • frigate • fuel ship • gunboat • heavy cruiser • heavy destroyer • heavy escort • hospital ship • in-system courier • liaison cutter • light cruiser • light frigate • medical frigate • medium cruiser • mining freighter • missile cruiser • monitor • multi-mission explorer • passenger liner • patrol cruiser • personnel carrier • pilot escort • prison barge • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • science vessel • science spearhead • scout • sleeper ship • star battleship • star cruiser • strike cruiser • super carrier • super-heavy cruiser • support frigate • surveyor • tanker • tender • timeship • transport • tug • warbird • warpshuttle • weapon ship
Alphanumeric	I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI

External links

• Destroyer article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Destroyer article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.