Destroyer

A primary warship and the backbone of almost any fleet. The Destroyer is exactly what it sounds, a vessel designed to destroy other spacecraft. Usually Capital-class warships of sizes equal to it or smaller. Destroyers are rarely specialized craft, typically heavily armed and armored that can deal vast quantities of damage and take it in return. Perfect for a long duration slug-fest.

While not the most numerous ship in a fleet Destroyers usually make up a large percentage of its firepower.

Due to cost constraints only a fraction of a fleet is made up of ships larger than Destroyers.