The purpose of the Guided Missile Destroyer is just about what the name implies. It is designed to launch guided missiles.
Guided Missile Destroyers can also be capable of performing anti-submarine, anti-ship, and anti surface operations. In the US Navy they will have the classification of DDG.
The complexion of our modern Navy has totally changed from what it was when I was a child. No longer do you see battleships bristling with guns slugging it out. This is the image that I remember as a child so it is the impression that has been with me all of these years. It is probably the same for most of you because hollywood has not glamourized Naval combat engagements since then. Which is so probably because there have been no major engagements.
Guided Missile Destroyers look innocent enough from the outside but they are far more lethal than any Destroyer that we may have seen on TV. Our Navy Servicemen are proud of their heritage and will often create a Custom Navy Ring to display the story of how they served our country.
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