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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
The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers which served in the British Royal Navy during World War II.The ships of the class were launched between 1939 and 1942. The L class (also known as the Laforeys) were approved under the 1937 Naval Estimates.
A- and B-class destroyer [63] [64] C and D-class destroyer [65] [66] E and F-class destroyer [67] G and H-class destroyer [68] I-class destroyer [69] [70] Tribal-class destroyer [71] [72] J-, K- and N-class destroyer [73] [74] L and M-class destroyer [58] [75] Hunt-class destroyer [76] [57] Town-class destroyer [77] [78] O and P-class destroyer ...
The C class was a class of 32 destroyers of the Royal Navy that were launched from 1943 to 1945. The class was built in four flotillas of 8 vessels, the "Ca", "Ch", "Co" and "Cr" groups or sub-classes, ordered as the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Emergency Flotillas respectively.
Destroyer Weapons of World War 2. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-137-3. Langtree, Christopher (2002). The Kelly's: British J, K, and N Class Destroyers of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-422-9. Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland ...
Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, transferred 1940; World War II War Emergency Programme classes. O and P class — 16 ships; Q and R class — 16 ships; S and T class — 16 ships; U and V class — 16 ships; W and Z class — 16 ships; C class — 32 ships; Battle class — 23 ships; Weapon class ...
The first years of World War II had shown that British destroyers were ill-equipped to deal with concentrated air attacks, and the Royal Navy suffered heavy losses as a result. In 1941 urgent consideration of the problem led to a naval staff requirement for a new class of large fleet destroyer with High Angle (HA) twin guns and an HA control ...