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The Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), named after naval or other battles fought by British or English forces. [1] Built in three groups, the first group were ordered under the 1942 naval estimates.
The River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a high forecastles instead of "turtleback" bow making this the first class with a more recognizable modern configuration. River or E class: 36 ships, 1903–1905 (including 2 later purchases) Cricket-class coastal destroyer: 36 ships, 1906–1909
BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships: Operators Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Canadian Navy; Preceded by: Type 23 frigate ; Anzac-class frigate ; Halifax-class frigate ; Subclasses: Hunter-class frigate ; River-class destroyer ; Cost: UK Batch 1: £ 1.31 billion (2022) [1] (equivalent to £ 1.4 billion in 2023) [2] per unit (est.)
The Single Class Surface Combatant Project is a naval procurement program for the Royal Canadian Navy created to replace the aging Iroquois-class anti-air warfare destroyers and Halifax-class multi-role frigates. The Iroquois and Halifax ships have come to the end or are nearing the end of their service lives and require replacement. [24]
From the S and T class onwards the bow was revised to a design based on that of the Tribal-class destroyer, to improve sea-keeping. From the Q and R class the main gun calibre returned to 4.7 inches. From the R flotilla onwards the officer's accommodation was forwards, instead of aft as was traditional Royal Navy practice
The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS (Sea Viper) air-defence system using the SAMPSON Active electronically scanned array (AESA) and the S1850M long-range ...
Pages in category "Battle-class destroyers of the Royal Navy" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The C and D class was a group of 14 destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. As in previous years, it was originally intended to order a complete flotilla comprising eight destroyers—plus a flotilla leader as the ninth unit—in each year. However, only four ships—plus a leader—were ordered under the 1929–1930 Programme ...