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The Mark 15 torpedo was the standard American destroyer-launched torpedo of World War II. It was very similar in design to the Mark 14 torpedo except that it was longer, heavier, and had greater range and a larger warhead. The Mark 15 was developed by the Naval Torpedo Station Newport concurrently with the Mark 14 and was first deployed in 1938 ...
Shijiazhuang. Builders: China (Dalian Shipyard in Dalian) Type: Air defense guided-missile destroyer; Displacement: 7,100 tons; Aircraft: 1 Kamov Ka-28 helicopter; Armament: 8 YJ-83, 48 vertically launched S-300FM (SA-N-20) SAM, 1 × 100 mm gun; 2 × 30 mm Type 730 CIWS; 4 × 18 barrel multiple rocket launcher, 2 triple 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes
Because the cruisers were built on the Spruance-class destroyer hulls, they had limited upgrade potential due to space, weight, and power margins. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Meanwhile, the procurement of the Zumwalt -class destroyers was severely curtailed due to high costs and a renewed emphasis on air and missile defense for larger combatants. [ 8 ]
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, ...
The following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.
USS Laffey (DD-724) is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944.She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against the Confederate States of America on 5 March 1864.
The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS (Sea Viper) air-defence system using the SAMPSON Active electronically scanned array (AESA) and the S1850M long-range ...
Technical drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer Launch of Fletcher and Radford, 3 May 1942 World War II Destroyer Shipbuilders map from Department of Defense (DoD) The Fletcher class was the first generation of destroyers designed after the series of naval treaties that had limited ship designs heretofore.