Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
HMCS Haida, a Canadian Tribal-class destroyer. British destroyer flotillas were formed from single classes, with a slightly adapted flotilla leader; the aim had been to produce a flotilla each year. As a broad summary, British destroyers developed from the successful V and W-class destroyers of World War I, increasing in complexity until World ...
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
Print/export Download as PDF; ... World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom (463 P) ... Almirante Lynch-class destroyers (1912) ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... List of Romanian Navy destroyers of World War II; List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy;
Pages in category "World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 463 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
The class comprised a leader and seven destroyers. Each ship was to mount six 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns and eight torpedo tubes. Close range armament had still to be decided, with the expected time of delivery being a crucial factor. They were the first British destroyers to have their guns in fully enclosed mountings.
HMS Suffolk (55) was one of the Kent subclass of the County-class heavy cruisers Heavy cruisers were defined by international agreement pre-war for the purposes of arms limitation as those with guns greater than 6-inch (152 mm); ships of guns of 6-inch or less were light cruisers.
The Type system is a classification system used by the British Royal Navy to classify surface escorts by function. The system evolved in the early 1950s, when the Royal Navy was experimenting with building single-purpose escort vessels with specific roles in light of experience gained in World War II.