He subsequently commanded USS McCloy ( FF 1038 ), USS Spruance ( DD 963 ), the Atlantic Fleet's Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, Destroyer Squadron Seventeen, and Destroyer Squadron Five.

* Destroyer Squadron 1: USS Copeland, USS George Philip, USS John A. Moore, USS Lewis B. Puller, USS Mahlon S. Tisdale, USS Sides, USS Wadsworth and USS Reid

* Destroyer Squadron 5: USS Cushing, USS John S. McCain, USS Ingersoll, USS Crommelin, USS Reuben James

* Destroyer Squadron 7: USS Elliot, USS Curtis Wilbur, USS Merrill, USS John Paul Jones and USS Harry Hill

* Destroyer Squadron 9: USS Paul F. Foster, USS David R. Ray, USS Callaghan, USS Chandler, USS Ford and USS Ingraham

* Destroyer Squadron 15:,, USS O ' Brien, USS Curts, USS McClusky, USS Rodney M. Davis and USS Thatch

* Destroyer Squadron 21: USS Kinkaid, USS Stethem, USS Benfold, USS Valley Forge, USS Jarrett and USS Rentz

* Destroyer Squadron 23: USS Oldendorf, USS John Young, USS Fitzgerald, USS Vincennes, USS Garry and USS Vandegrift

* Destroyer Squadron 31: USS Fletcher, USS Leftwich, USS Russell and USS Paul Hamilton

During the Russo-Japanese War, Suzuki commanded Destroyer Division 2 ( DesDiv 2 ) in 1904, and the 4th Destroyer Division in 1905, which picked up survivors of the Port Arthur Blockade Squadron during the Battle of Port Arthur.

He successively commanded Destroyer Division 43, Destroyer Division 44, Destroyer Squadron 12, and Destroyer Squadron 23.

For his service in Destroyer Squadron 23, Admiral Burke was awarded the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to Destroyer Squadron 23.

Captain Edward H. Watson was the man placed in command of Destroyer Squadron Eleven.

Captain Watson was then put in command of Destroyer Squadron Eleven in July of 1922 and he became a fleet commander for the first time.

The fourteen Clemson class destroyers of Destroyer Squadron Eleven formed up behind the flagship USS Delphy in column formation on their way from San Francisco Bay, through the Santa Barbara Channel, and on to San Diego.

( Navy ) Destroyer Squadron Eleven was on a twenty-four hour exercise run from northern California to southern California.

Before Destroyer Squadron Eleven even reached Honda Point, a number of ships had encountered navigational problems as a result of the unusual currents.

The four destroyers in Destroyer Squadron Eleven that were able to avoid running aground at Honda Point were also able to contribute to rescue efforts by picking up sailors that had been thrown into the water and by assisting those that were stuck aboard the wreckages of other ships.

While he could have blamed a variety of factors, such as the strange currents produced from the Japan earthquake, for the loss of Destroyer Squadron Eleven, Captain Watson was said to have set a great example for those under his command by allowing the blame to be set upon his shoulders.

Other flotillas included Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eight in the Atlantic, which at one point included Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Two, Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Nine in the Pacific, Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven in the Pacific ( with DesDiv 152, DesRon 15?

Eventually, these crewmen were discovered by another fishing boat, and were rescued by the United States Naval Destroyer USS Robison.

The United States commissioned its first torpedo boat destroyer,, Destroyer No. 1, in 1902 and by 1906 there were 16 destroyers in service with the US Navy.

After being selected for flag rank, Admiral Clark commanded Carl Vinson Battle Group / Cruiser Destroyer Group Three, Second Fleet, and United States Atlantic Fleet.

* Ernest E. Evans, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for action as commander of Destroyer USS Johnston off Samar Island, Philippines, 1944

: For exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding Officer of a Destroyer Division and subsequently a Destroyer Squadron operating against enemy Japanese forces in the South Pacific Area from early February to 1 December 1943.

* Destroyer minesweeper, a former type of ship in the United States Navy

* M6 Gun Motor Carriage, a United States wheeled Tank Destroyer of the Second World War

In the Persian Gulf, United States Coast Guard surface ships attached to the Fifth Fleet were under the command of Destroyer Squadron 50 ( CDS-50 ) commanded by Captain Peterson of the Navy.

Also, in 2003, as the first time, the Argentine Navy ( classified as major non-NATO ally ) interoperated with an United States Navy battlegroup when destroyer ARA Sarandi ( D-13 ) joined the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and Destroyer Squadron 18 as a part of Exercise Solid Step during their tour in the Mediterranean Sea.

The United States Navy named two destroyers in his honor: the USS Woolsey ( Destroyer No. 77 ), and the USS Woolsey ( DD-437 ) commemorating both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey.

Destroyer ( 1976 ), Rock and Roll Over ( 1976 ), and Love Gun ( 1977 ) were all certified platinum in the United States.

* M10 Tank Destroyer, a United States tank destroyer used in World War II

Destroyer Squadron 18 shifted to the east coast via the Panama Canal and commenced convoy escort duties between the United States and Europe.

* USS John King ( DDG-3 ), United States Navy Guided Missile Destroyer, named for the Medal of Honor recipient

Pig Destroyer will headline the Terrorizer stage at the Damnation Festival in Leeds in November 2012, marking their first United Kingdom show in eight years.

The 55 tenant commands which make up this installation support U. S. Navy Pacific operating forces, including principal afloat elements of the United States Seventh Fleet, including the only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier,, the group she heads, Carrier Strike Group Five, and Destroyer Squadron 15.

Category: Destroyer tenders of the United States Navy

Best known as " The Canadian Destroyer " made popular in the United States by Petey Williams.

Years later, in 1790, the Seneca chief Cornplanter told President Washington: " When your army entered the country of the Six Nations, we called you Town Destroyer ," a title that some Iroquois still use to describe any President of the United States.

* Used on the hull of a ship United States Navy ship, it indicates a Hunter-Killer Destroyer.

** NWA Western States Tag Team Championship ( 6 times )-with Ricky Romero ( 2 ), The Super Destroyer ( 2 ), Ray Candy ( 1 ), and Larry Lane ( 1 )