Destruction surrounding gear in warship (7)
I believe the answer is:
frigate
'warship' is the definition.
(I know that frigate is a type of warship)
'destruction surrounding gear' is the wordplay.
'destruction' becomes 'fate' (fate can mean someone's doom or destruction).
'surrounding' indicates putting letters inside.
'gear' becomes 'rig' (rig is a kind of gear).
'fate' enclosing 'rig' is 'FRIGATE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for frigate that I've seen before include "Warship; -- bird" , "Ship" , "Warship - seabird" , "Type of warship" , "US warship" .)