Depends on the destroyer. The smaller ASW Destroyers like the Canadian Tribal's are the size of a Light Cruiser, and similarly carry no armor, while an Arleigh Burke is the size of a modern cruiser (They're essentially the same size as a Ticonderoga) or a WW2 Heavy Cruiser but carries no armor, while a Heavy Cruiser (apart from the lightly armored Treay Cruisers of the late 20's and 30's) carried notable amounts of armor. The only armored ships in common service today are Carriers.
These days role determines the designation, although this does vary by Navy. Destroyers are general purpose combatants, Cruisers are fleet command ships and Frigates are light combatants or dedicated ASW platforms. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > Modern Destroyers are roughly the size of WWII Cruisers, though more > lightly armored. > > > Doug Franklin wrote: > >> Douglas Newman wrote: >> >> >>> The North Atlantic can be a dark and stormy sea any >>> time of year... And it can also be quite pleasant if >>> you're lucky. >>> >>> >> I've read so many books about the "U-boat War" in the North Atlantic >> during WW2 that I've always wanted to do a winter crossing. It'd have >> to be on something the size of the QE2 or the QM2, though. No bleedin' >> way I'm doing that in something the size of a destroyer or frigate or, >> God forbid, a seagoing tug! Maybe deck crew for a supertanker or modern >> aircraft carrier or something else of similar size to decent island. >> >> I'll pass on the winter Murmansk run, though. ;-) >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
