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British destroyers of WWII

The RN's destroyers at the outbreak of WWII were those vessels developed and built in the inter-war years, based on the experience of WWI and the restrictions of the inter-war naval treaties.

Classes

Inter-war standard classes

Ambuscade type — 1 ship, 1926, Yarrow prototype of new design.
Amazon type — 1 ship, 1926, Thornycroft prototype of new design.
A class — 9 ships, 1928–1931
B class — 9 ships, 1929–1931
C class — 5 ships, 1930–1934
D class — 9 ships, 1931–1933
E class — 9 ships, 1933–1934
F class — 9 ships, 1933–1935
G class — 9 ships, 1934–1936
H class — 9 ships, 1935–1937
I class — 9 ships, 1936–1937
Tribal class — 27 ships, 1936–1944
J, K and N class — 24 ships, 1938–1941
L and M class — 16 ships, 1939–42

World War II War Emergency Programme classes

O and P class — 16 ships, 1941–1942
Q and R class — 16 ships, 1941–1942
S and T class — 16 ships, 1942–1943
U and V class — 16 ships, 1942–1943
W and Z class — 16 ships, 1943–1944
C class — 32 ships, (8 Ca-, 8 Ch-, 8 Co-, 8 Cr-), 1943–1945
Battle class — 23 ships (16 Group I, 7 Group II), 1943–1946
Weapon class — 4 ships, 1945–1946

Foreign purchases and transfers

ex-Brazilian H class — 6 ships, 1938–1940, ex-Brazilian purchases
ex-Turkish I class — 2 ships, 1939–1941, ex-Turkish purchases
Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, built 1917–1920, transferred 1940

Escort destroyers

Hunt class — 83 ships (20 Type I, 33 Type II, 28 Type III, 2 Type IV), 1939–1942, "escort destroyers"

Post-war all-gun design

Daring class — 8 ships, 1949–1952

References

Cocker, M : Destroyers of the Royal Navy: 1893 to the Present Day (2011) ISBN 9780752461595
R Gardiner, R Gray : Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1922–1946 (1980) ISBN 0-85177-146-7
Whitley, MH : Destroyers of World War Two (1988) ISBN 1-85409-521-8

German destroyers and torpedo boats of WWII

German destroyers and torpedo boats at the outbreak of the Second World War were those vessels built during Nazi Germany's programme of re-armament.

Classes: Torpedo boats

Classes: Destroyers

References

Gardiner R, Chesnau R : Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 (1980) ISBN 0-85177-146-7
Erich Groner : German Warships 1815-1945 Vol 1 (1982) ISBN 0-85177-533-0

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