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In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived in the late 19th century as a defence against torpedo boats, and by the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, these…
Applications, Origins & Development of the destroyer class
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyer | Application | Naval warfare | 1.00 | infobox |
| Destroyer | Classification | Watercraft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Destroyer | Industry | Arms | 1.00 | infobox |
| Destroyer | Invented | 1887 (139 years ago) (1887) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Destroyer | Inventor | Fernando Villaamil | 1.00 | infobox |
| Destroyer | is a | fast | 0.90 | text |
| the Arleigh Burke class are actually larger | instance of | guided-missile destroyers | 0.80 | text |
| more heavily armed than most previous ships classified as guided-missile cruisers | instance of | guided-missile destroyers | 0.80 | text |
| large | instance of | The 21st century destroyers tend to display features | 0.80 | text |
| slab sides without complicated corners | instance of | The 21st century destroyers tend to display features | 0.80 | text |
| crevices to keep the radar cross-section small | instance of | The 21st century destroyers tend to display features | 0.80 | text |
| vertical launch systems to carry a large number of missiles at high readiness to fire | instance of | The 21st century destroyers tend to display features | 0.80 | text |
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