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The Tribal class, or Afridi class, was a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy that saw service in World War II. Originally conceived during design studies for a light fleet cruiser, [ 1 ] the Tribals evolved into fast, powerful destroyers, with greater emphasis on guns over torpedoes than ...
The Tribal or F class was a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy.Twelve ships were built between 1905 and 1908 and all saw service during World War I, where they saw action in the North Sea and English Channel as part of the 6th Flotilla and Dover Patrols.
Tribal class can refer to several classes of warship: Tribal-class destroyer (1905) or F class, 12 destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the early 1900s and operating during World War I Tribal-class destroyer (1936) or Afridi class, 27 destroyers built for the navies of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia that served during World War II
Authorized as one of seven Tribal-class destroyers under the 1935 Naval Estimates, [12] Afridi was the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. [13] The ship was ordered on 10 March 1936 from Vickers-Armstrong and was laid down on 9 June at the company's High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, shipyard. [14]
Authorized as one of seven Tribal-class destroyers under the 1935 Naval Estimates, [13] Nubian was the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. [14] The ship was ordered on 10 March 1936 from John I. Thornycroft & Company and was laid down on 10 August at the company's Woolston, Southampton, shipyard.
HMCS Haida is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943 to 1963, participating in World War II and the Korean War. [2] She was named after the Haida people, who sent money to the crew in order to help them purchase amenities. [3]
HMS Ghurka [a] was a Tribal-class destroyer built in 1907 for the Royal Navy.She served as part of the Dover Patrol during the First World War, playing a part in the sinking of the German submarine U-8 in 1915, and was sunk by a German mine in 1917.
Authorized as one of seven Tribal-class destroyers under the 1935 Naval Estimates, [11] Gurkha (originally Ghurka) was the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. [12] The ship was ordered on 10 March 1936 from Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering and was laid down on 6 July at the company's Govan shipyard.