They are the destroyers, not of morals, but of ideals.
"Command"
William McFee
The journey to France was uneventful, which circumstance was due largely to the protection afforded by the torpedo-boat destroyers and other units of the Navy.
"The Story of the "9th King's" in France"
Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts
We escaped from the hands of our destroyers, and fate recorded us as one.
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton