Sentence examples for and destroyers in the from inspiring English sources

He found himself working as cook on light cruisers and destroyers in the Pacific.

Sir David said one of his "biggest concerns" was about the number of frigates and destroyers in the Royal Navy fleet.

During the latter, Andrea Doria engaged British cruisers and destroyers in the First Battle of Sirte on the first day of the operation.

When Bismarck broke out into the Atlantic Ocean, King George V sailed on 22 May with and eleven cruisers and destroyers in support of the cruiser patrols off Iceland.

Nimitz and Halsey expressed their satisfaction with Kinkaid's force and their battle against heavy odds, and the destroyers in the Hornet and Enterprise screens were commended for a stellar effort.

Admiral Günther Lütjens replaced Marschall as the commander of the squadron, and on 20 June he sortied with Gneisenau, Admiral Hipper, and four destroyers in the direction of Iceland.

According to Navy officials, these Aegis missile defense systems, carried aboard both cruisers and destroyers, are in the region on continuous deployments.

After Pearl Harbor, Hunt's class graduated early and served on destroyers in the Pacific and the Atlantic.

Navy cruisers and guided-missile destroyers in the Gulf carry Tomahawk missiles that provide a non-manned option.

The U.S. force steamed in a single column in Ironbottom Sound, with destroyers in the lead and rear of the column, and the cruisers in the center.

He spent three years on destroyers in the Pacific theater.