Guided missile destroyer

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The Japanese guided missile destroyer JDS Kongō (DDG-173) firing a Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile.

A guided missile destroyer is a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. In the U.S. Navy, their hull classification symbol is DDG.

In addition to the guns which destroyers have, a guided missile destroyer is usually equipped with two large missile magazines which store the missiles for the ship, usually in Vertical Launch Cells. Some guided missile destroyers contain powerful weapon system radars, like the United States’ Aegis combat system, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile role or a ballistic missile defense role. This is especially true of navies which no longer operate cruisers, as other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap.

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Active and Planned Guided Missile Destroyers

List of DDGs of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command

HMCS Iroquois

List of DDGs of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

Luhu Class Destroyer, HARIBING (DDG 112)

List of DDGs of the French Navy

FS Forbin (D620)

List of DDGs of the Indian Navy

INS Delhi (D61)

List of DDGs of the Italian Navy

Andrea Doria

List of DDGs of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JDS Atago (DDG-177)

List of DDGs of the Russian Navy

RFS NASTOYCHIVY (DD 610)

List of DDGs of the Republic of China Navy (Taiwan)

List of DDGs of the Republic of Korea Navy

List of DDGs of the Royal Navy

HMS Daring Type 45 destroyer.

Type 45 destroyer

Type 42 destroyer

List of DDGs of the US Navy

USS Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer

Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Former guided missile destroyer classes

References

  1. ^ Launching of INS Kochi

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