United States Navy

==== Destroyers ====
{{Main|List of destroyers of the United States Navy}}
[[File:DDG-125 acceptance trials.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Jack H. Lucas}}, a {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|1}}]]
[[Destroyer]]s are multi-mission medium surface ships capable of sustained performance in anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-ship, and offensive strike operations. Like cruisers, guided missile destroyers are primarily focused on surface strikes using Tomahawk missiles and fleet defense through Aegis and the Standard missile. Destroyers additionally specialize in anti-submarine warfare and are equipped with [[ASROC|VLA rockets]] and [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|LAMPS Mk III Sea Hawk]] helicopters to deal with underwater threats. When deployed with a carrier strike group or expeditionary strike group, destroyers and their fellow Aegis-equipped cruisers are primarily tasked with defending the fleet while providing secondary strike capabilities. With very few exceptions, destroyers are named after U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard heroes.<ref name=":1" />

The U.S. Navy currently has 75 destroyers, 73 {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} destroyers and two {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer|0}} stealth destroyers, with a third (the {{USS|Lyndon B. Johnson}}) expected to enter service sometime in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=Last Zumwalt-class Destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson Leaves Bath Iron Works Bound for Mississippi |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/01/13/last-zumwalt-class-destroyer-lyndon-b-johnson-leaves-bath-iron-works-bound-for-mississippi |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=USNI News |language=en-US}}</ref>