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List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

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This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy, organised chronologically by entry into service.

For further information on naming conventions, please see the article naming conventions for destroyers of the Royal Navy

Ships of the Royal Navy

A - B - C - D - E - F - G
H - I - J - K - L - M - N
O - P - Q - R - S - T - U
V - W - X - Y - Z

aircraft carriers

amphibious assault shipping

corvettes and sloops

escort carriers

fast patrol boats

submarine depot ships

shore establishments

hospitals and hospital ships

fleets and major commands

squadrons and flotillas

A class Torpedo Boat Destroyers; (27 knot classes)

Havock class — 2 ships, 1893
Daring class — 2 ships, 1893–1894
Ariel class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
Charger class — 3 ships, 1894
Haughty class — 2 ships, 1895
Janus class — 3 ships, 1895
Snapper class — 2 ships, 1895
Banshee class — 5 ships, 1893–1894
Fervent class — 2 ships, 1895
Conflict class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
Handy class — 3 ships, 1895
Opossum class — 3 ships, 1895
Rocket class — 3 ships, 1894
Sturgeon class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
Swordfish class — 2 ships, 1895

B class Torpedo Boat Destroyers; (4 funnelled, 30 knot classes)

Quail class — 4 ships, 1895
Earnest class — 6 ships, 1896–1897
Spiteful class — 2 ships, 1899
Myrmidon class — 2 ships, 1900

C class Torpedo Boat Destroyers; (3 funnelled, 30 knot classes)

Star class — 6 ships, 1896–1897
Avon class — 3 ships, 1896–1897
Brazen class — 4 ships, 1896–1898
Violet class — 2 ships, 1897
Mermaid class — 2 ships, 1897–1898
Gipsy class — 3 ships, 1897
Bullfinch class — 3 ships, 1898
Fawn class — 6 ships, 1897–1899
Falcon class — 2 ships, 1899–1900
Greyhound class — 3 ships, 1900–1901

D class Torpedo Boat Destroyers; (2 funnelled, 30 knot classes)

Desperate class — 4 ships, 1896
Angler class — 2 ships, 1897
Coquette class — 3 ships, 1897–1898
Stag special type — 1 ship, 1899

Pre-World War I and World War I Destroyer classes

River or E class — 33 ships, 1903–1905
Tribal or F class — 13 ships, 1907–1909
Beagle or G class — 16 ships, 1909–1910
Acorn or H class — 20 ships, 1910–1911
Acheron or I class — 29 ships, 1910–1915
Acasta or K class — 20 ships, 1912–1913
Swift class leader — 1 ship, 1907, large leader prototype
Laforey or L class — 22 ships, 1913–1915
Admiralty M class — 74 ships, 1914–1917
Hawthorn M class — 2 ships, 1915
Yarrow M class — 10 ships, 1914–1916
Thornycroft M class — 6 ships, 1914–1916
Talisman class leaders — 5 ships, 1914–1916
Medea class — 4 ships, 1915
Faulknor class leaders — 4 ships, 1914
Marksman class — 7 ships, 1915–1916
Anzac class leaders — 6 ships, 1916–1917
R class — 62 ships, 1916–1918
Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships, 1916–1917
S class — 77 ships, 1916–1920
V and W class — 67 ships, 1916–1919
Admiralty type leader — 8 ships, 1917–1919
Thornycroft type leader or Shakespeare class — 5 ships, 1917–1921

Interwar "standard" Destroyer classes

Ambuscade — 1 ship, 1926, Yarrow prototype of new design
Amazon — 1 ship, 1926, Thornycroft prototype of new design
A class — 11 ships, 1929–1930
B class — 9 ships, 1930
C and D class — 14 ships, 1931–1932
E and F class — 18 ships, 1934
G and H class — 24 ships, 1935–1936
I class — 11 ships, 1936–1937

Pre-World War II "re-armament" Destroyer classes

Tribal class (1936) — 27 ships, 1936–1944
J, K and N class — 24 ships, 1938–1941
Hunt class — 83 ships (20 Type I, 33 Type II, 28 Type III, 2 Type IV), 1939–1942, "escort destroyers"
L and M class — 16 ships, 1939–1942

Transferred United States Navy Destroyer classes

Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, built 1917–1920, transferred 1940

World War II War Emergency Programme Destroyer 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

Post-World War II Destroyer classes

Battle class — 23 ships (16 Group I, 7 Group II), 1943–1946
Weapon class — 4 ships, 1945–1946
Daring class — 8 ships, 1949–1952

Guided Missile Destroyer classes

County class — 8 ships (4 Batch I, 4 Batch II), 1961–1967
Type 82 — one ship, 1969
Type 42 — 14 ships (6 Sheffield, 4 Exeter, 4 Manchester), 1971–1983
Type 45 — 8 ships, scheduled for commissioning 2007–2014

See also

List of destroyer classes

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