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British destroyer design had developed with incremental changes in the inter-war years, apart from the larger Tribal-class destroyer which was not repeated. In 1937, there was a radical change in destroyer design with the production of the more complex J, K and N classes and the modified Ls and Ms .
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 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
List of destroyers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Aaron Ward (DD-483) United States Navy: Gleaves: Destroyer 1,630 4 March 1942 sunk 7 April 1943 [5] Aaron Ward (DM-34) Robert H. Smith: Destroyer minelayer: 2,200 28 October 1944 decommissioned 1945, sold for scrap 1946 Abbot: Fletcher ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 .
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.