dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ dɪsplˈeɪsmənt hæd ɪŋkɹˈiːst tə wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tˈʌnz baɪ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ænd tə tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tˈʌnz fɔːɹ dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚz ɐkˈʌmpəniɪŋ ðə fˈæst kˈæɹiɚ tˈæsk fˈoːɹsᵻz ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
Destroyer displacement had increased to 1,000 tons by World War I and to 2,000 tons for destroyers accompanying the Fast Carrier Task Forces of World War II.