A heavy destroyers is a type of destroyer that is more heavily armed and armored than a standard destroyer.

The Romulan heavy gunship classification was a equivalent to a heavy destroyer. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 5: Starships of the Romulan Star Empire)

Heavy destroyers by raceEdit

• Cardassian heavy destroyers
  • Dakar-class
• Hydran heavy destroyers
  • Huron-class
• Klingon heavy destroyers
  • Po'gach-class
  • Sompek-class
• Lyran heavy destroyers
  • Pink Panther-class