A modern destroyer is a 6,000-12,000 ton warship, equipped with an array of long-range missiles, guns, and high powered radar.
Destroyers are designed to operate autonomously or along with a battle group in order to fulfill a variety of tasks which typically consist of land attack, missile defense, and surface warfare.
Here is the world’s 10 largest and most powerful destroyers in the world.
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