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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External links[]

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