Minor nit: the USS Samuel B. Roberts wasn't a destroyer, it was a destroyer escort (which is an even smaller ship than a destroyer). And in the Battle off Samar

Minor nit: the USS Samuel B. Roberts wasn't a destroyer, it was a destroyer escort (which is an even smaller ship than a destroyer). And in the Battle off Samar, it joined the destroyers in charging the Japanese fleet, an action for which "suicidal" seems an understatement. And put out of action a heavy cruiser--it's not for nothing that she is sometimes called "the world's smallest battleship." If you want to learn about the Battle off Samar, you can watch Drachinifel's excellent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AdcvDiA3lE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AdcvDiA3lE, or you can read Hornfischer's "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Navy." It is an action that sees destroyers charging cruisers and battleships, carriers firing on opponents with their deck guns (and, apparently, some gunners were disappointed that they didn't get within antiaircraft gun range.), and an American fleet that is outnumbered, outgunned, outranged, outsped, and caught completely by surprise manage to win the engagement. A truly remarkable battle to learn about.