ɐ dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ tˈɛndɚ ɔːɹ dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ dˈiːpoʊ ʃˈɪp ɪz ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv dˈiːpoʊ ʃˈɪp: ɐn ɔːksˈɪliəɹi ʃˈɪp dɪzˈaɪnd tə pɹəvˈaɪd mˈeɪntənəns səpˈoːɹt tʊ ɐ flətˈɪlə ʌv dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚz ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ smˈɔːl wˈɔːɹʃɪps.
A destroyer tender or destroyer depot ship is a type of depot ship: an auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships.