The U.S. Navy has used cruisers and destroyers since around the 1800s to serve similar yet different roles. To the general public, they might look identical.

The destroyer fighting ship (not to be confused with the cruiser) is the workhorse of the modern U.S. Navy. The 75 destroyers in active service — which are mostly Arleigh Burke-class ships — are able ...

Biggest bulge in any navy man’s Christmas stocking last week was a long weighty book—the 1938 edition of Jane’s Fighting Ships. Compiled in Britain, this Who’s Who of warships describes, classifies ...

"An alphabetical arrangement of the ships of the Continental and United States Navies, with a historical sketch of each one"--Pref., v. 1. Vols. 7-8: James L. Mooney, editor, in association with ...