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What a modern destroyer tender would look like

A modern destroyer tender would resemble a Fort-class solid-support ship but add cranes and handling gear for tasks such as reloading vertical-launch cells.

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Question

What would a new British or American destroyer tender look like and carry?

Short answer

It would resemble a Fort-class support ship with more cranes and equipment for reloading systems such as VLS cells.

Notes

A modern destroyer tender is imagined at the scale of a Fort-class support ship. It would carry additional cranes. Those cranes would support tasks such as loading missiles into vertical-launch cells. The proposal centres on replenishment and handling equipment.