A Marshall-class destroyer.
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
- Breen
- Cardassian destroyers (Cardassian Union; Cardassian Guard/Obsidian Order)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tholian destroyers (Tholian Assembly)
- Quartz-class • O-1-class • M-38000-class • Zircon-class
- Vaadwaur
- Manasa-class
- Vorgon
- Voth
- Vulcan
- Yridian
- Destroyer, Frigate
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External links[]
- Destroyer article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Destroyer article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.