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The design authorised for 1942 was actively debated even after construction had been started. As a result, later ships were sufficiently modified to form a separate sub-class - the "1943 Battle class". In addition, two enlarged ships were ordered, with a rearranged engine room layout and capacity for
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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. The sub-class names are derived from
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were two classes of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1943–1944. They were constructed as two flotillas, with names beginning with "W-" and "Z-", respectively, although, like the preceding U and V class, two of the flotilla leaders were named after historical naval figures (as had been
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were two classes of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were constructed in two flotillas, each with names beginning with "U-" or "V-" (although there was a return to the pre-war practice of naming the designated flotilla leader after a famous naval figure from history to
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The Hunt-class destroyers was a class of escort destroyer of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in the Second World War, particularly on the
British east coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts. The modern
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Twenty-four Hs were built. In addition to the nine originally ordered for the Royal Navy, two were delivered to the Greek Navy, seven to the
Argentinians and six more, ordered by Brazil, were bought for British use. One ship was transferred to Canada. Five survived the war. One of the Greek ships was
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were launched in 1926 and they were the prototypes for the following nine classes (A to I) launched between 1929 and 1941. The classes J to N, 40 ships launched between 1938 and 1940, were more complex, with heavier armament and expensive to build. The pattern was cut short by the need for numbers of
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It is impractical to give detail here of the entirety of
British destroyer actions during the war. British destroyers were engaged in the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans; the North and Mediterranean seas. Of the 389 Australian, British and Canadian destroyers involved in the war, over 150
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were lost or damaged beyond repair. They were used to defend and escort convoys and the fleet, to perform aggressive operations against enemy merchant and naval ships, to act as transports and to deliver bombardments in support of armies. Here, however, is a sample of significant and famous actions:
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were two classes of sixteen War
Emergency Programme destroyers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1940 as the 3rd and 4th Emergency Flotilla. They served as convoy escorts during World War II. Three Q-class ships were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy upon completion, with two further ships being
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At the start of the war, or afterwards, the Royal Navy acquired vessels designed and built for foreign navies, in foreign shipyards. These were mainly of U.S. origin - the Town class described above, but there were also numbers of French and Dutch destroyers. Ships designed built for foreign navies
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From 1930, the Royal Navy commissioned one destroyer flotilla each year, at first with eight ships plus a slightly larger flotilla leader. Additional ships were built as required for sale abroad. The convention was to assign a letter to each class, ships' names starting with that letter, except for
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speeds. Secondly, fleet destroyer range was inadequate and this was exacerbated at convoy speeds; significant adaptations were necessary. Thirdly, armament did not address the air and submarine threats to convoys and essential inclusions affected stability. Lastly, there were insufficient units and
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The Weapon-class destroyers was a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy towards the end of World War II. They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War
Emergency Programme. 20
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gun on a high angle mounting. The ineffective 0.5 inch machine guns were replaced with single 20 mm
Oerlikon guns, and another pair were added on the searchlight platform, amidships. Further modifications took place in 1942, upgrading the single Oerlikons and reinstating the aft torpedo
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guns were increased to three twin mountings (originally four twins), and two five tube banks of torpedo tubes. The anti-aircraft weaponry was not significantly improved, however, and this was a serious flaw. In 1940 and 1941, the anti-aircraft establishment was increased in all ships. Their after
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Two eight ship flotillas were ordered of the original "1942" design and four flotillas of the later "1943" design. In the event, construction and completion were slow, due in part to the unavailability of equipment. As the outcome of the war became assured, the need for warships declined and the
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to more than 355 feet (108 m). The engine room layout was made more compact, despite vulnerability to complete engine failure by a single well-placed hit. The basic strength of these ships was derived through longitudinal members instead of the earlier transverse ones. The design was deemed
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were designed to provide improved anti-aircraft defence on a platform with improved stability. The early war years had exposed the weakness of the inter-war designs in this respect and there had been serious losses to air attack. As a result, the Battle-class vessels were significantly larger
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were two classes of destroyers of the Royal Navy. Ordered in 1939, they were the first ships in the War
Emergency Programme, also known as the 1st and 2nd Emergency Flotilla, respectively. They served as convoy escorts in World War II, and some were subsequently converted to fast second-rate
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British practice had been to produce fleet destroyers and to relegate older vessels to escort duties. This was unsatisfactory for several reasons. Firstly, the fleet destroyers' power plants were designed for the higher speeds required of the naval fleet: they were inefficient when used for
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were the response, achieving 35 knots. To protect gun crews from the anticipated wetness, the
Admiralty specified enclosed gun houses. These were, however, slow to build and so the first four L class, were fitted with twin 4-inch in Mark XVI mountings, as already in use on the
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were a one-off class built as a response to the large destroyers of
Germany, France and Italy. Two eight ship flotillas were built for the Royal Navy and another flotilla for the RCN (four ships completed post-war). Three more Tribals were built in Australia for the RAN.
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the initial two letters of the member ships' names, although the "Ca" class were originally ordered with a heterogeneous mix of traditional destroyer names. A fifth flotilla, the "Ce" or 15th Emergency Flotilla, was planned but were cancelled in favour of the
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Like the Vs and Ws, adaptations were required for escort work. They were unpopular with officers, who found them relatively unmanoeuvrable, and with crews, whose accommodation was both cramped and damp. Nonetheless, they filled a need at a critical time.
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Preceding classes had been costly in terms of money, time and tonnage. A "basic" pattern was developed to perform with the fleet and to react to the growing threat from air attack. The O and P-class destroyers were ordered to meet this brief, some with
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handed over in 1945. Roebuck had the dubious honour of being launched prematurely by an air raid at Scotts shipyard in Greenock, her partially complete hulk lying submerged in the dockyard for nine months before it was salvaged and completed.
226:. Some classes were fitted with a single 3-inch (76 mm) AA gun, but this was unsatisfactory and discontinued. Effectiveness was further improved by improvements in fire control, such as the adoption of the Dutch Hazemeyer system.
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had been ordered from 1916 onwards in response to increasing German specifications and to provide vessels capable of operating in poor weather with the fleet. By year's end, 25 Vs and 25 Ws had been ordered. Compared with the earlier
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were two classes of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were built as two flotillas, known as the 5th and 6th Emergency Flotilla, and they served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II.
28:, some were designed during the inter-war years and the rest were the result of wartime experience and conditions. British-built and -designed vessels were also supplied to and built by allied navies, primarily the
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Royal Navy practice during the inter-war years). They were known as the 9th and 10th Emergency Flotilla, respectively and served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II. None were lost during World War II but
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ships were planned, of which only 13 were laid down and 7 were launched, but the cessation of hostilities resulted in only 4 being completed for service. Two of the ships had been previously ordered (as
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was the first full class of the inter-war years and reckoned to be a successful design for their time. A full flotilla of nine was built for the Royal Navy, between 1928 and 1931, plus two more for the
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It was learnt that the Germans would mount 5-inch (127 mm) guns, so the 4.7-inch (120 mm) gun mount was adopted for sixteen further ships that were ordered in 1918, the "modified V & Ws".
237:(sonar). The weaknesses of this combination had been known before the start of the war, but the development of a replacement - the ahead-throwing weapon - had not been advanced with much urgency. The
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The armament, naturally, reflected the changing circumstances of warfare and technological progress. At first, the destroyers were expected to escort, augment and protect the battleline, that is, the
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then needed new ships quickly to increase numbers, replace losses and exploit experience and so design became simplified and cheaper to produce, with greater anti-aircraft and anti-submarine power (
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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
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continued the gentle evolution of the design with a revised engine room layout. Only two of nine G-class ships survived the early war years and they were transferred to the RCN and the
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were a new destroyer design, larger and more powerfully armed than their predecessors. Twenty-four vessels were ordered, in three eight ship flotillas, built between 1937 and 1942.
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torpedo tubes was reduced before the start of the war to three and four respectively, to boost anti-submarine (ASW) capability. Anti-aircraft weaponry varied in the class, four
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905:(Greece). Three, including the Greek and Canadian ships, survived the war. Two F-class ships were transferred to the RCN; five survived the war, one survivor was sold to the
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Ships of both flotillas retained all of their four 4.7s, as well as the 3-inch and 'pom pom' anti-aircraft guns. In addition, eight 12.7 mm machine guns were fitted.
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were elderly American destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy and the Canadian and Norwegian navies in an Anglo-American "ships-for-bases" deal that preceded
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broke with the incremental evolution of the inter-war classes. They were larger ships designed to match the heavier destroyers built by several other navies.
255:, it was rushed into service in Castle-class corvettes and Loch-class frigates and few destroyers received this weapon before the cessation of hostilities.
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Attempts to resolve this resulted in both improved new ship designs and in modifications to existing ships. AA weapons were improved in number, power and
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The classes O to Cr met the utilitarian need: smaller ships than their predecessors with reduced main gun firepower but more suitable for convoy escort,
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flotillas were built. The Es were built between 1931 and 1934 and the Fs one year later. One E-class ship was transferred to the RCN and another to the
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Although the Hunt-class destroyers had their origin before war started, experience caused the design to be changed, resulting in four different types.
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Although still in service in the 1930s, these were no longer frontline units, but necessity saw thirty-nine adapted for escort duties in World War II.
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ships were commissioned into the Royal Navy. One was later transferred to the RCN. These had a greater ASW capability designed in, at the expense of
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550:, was adapted to resemble a German destroyer and, loaded with troops and tons of explosive, rammed and destroyed a strategically important
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were ordered for the Royal Navy, plus four more for Turkey. Two of the Turkish ships were bought by the British and two were delivered.
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were all altered from "R" superior to "D" superior at the close of World War II; this involved some renumbering to avoid duplication.
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which was not repeated. In 1937, there was a radical change in destroyer design with the production of the more complex
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guns on two twin high-angle mountings, supported by fourteen
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1218:(HA) 4-inch guns to supplement the secondary anti-aircraft
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mortar later in the same year. Although it was trialled on
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German submarine U-110 (1940) § Operation Primrose
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torpedo tubes were landed and replaced with a single
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Naming conventions for destroyers of the Royal Navy
1400:was so arranged as to maximise the fields of fire.
1170:maintain the Hunt names lineage in the Royal Navy.
1091:in Britain are described under the relevant class.
816:They displaced 1,350 tons and they could attain 35
783:basic ships arising from the hard lessons of war.
1924:. Glasgow, UK: Harper Collins. pp. 146–155.
864:Two nine ship flotillas were planned. Only five
696:classes, the Vs and Ws were larger with better
2015:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom
920:was an improvement over the C and D classes.
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1103:and all were scrapped before the war's end.
1870:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
1082:In total, there were eight of each class.
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1168:Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels
813:(RCN). Eight were lost during the war.
104:was developed, with a greatly enhanced
1210:anti-submarine frigates in the 1950s.
1962:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1943:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
579:by an Allied force that included HMS
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1111:Six modern French destroyers of the
1591:World War I V and W-class destroyer
54:, a Canadian Tribal-class destroyer
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934:Another pair of flotillas, the
850:being installed on some ships.
658:55 miles (89 km)
1404:a third twin 4.5-inch turret.
510:While escorting convoy OB318,
266:, enabling clear victories at
222:, sometimes at the expense of
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1738:Type III Hunt-class destroyer
1539:Marine accident & unknown
1022:J-, K- and N-class destroyers
994:Tribal-class destroyer (1936)
1858:Later Battle-class destroyer
1846:Early Battle-class destroyer
1750:Type IV Hunt-class destroyer
1726:Type II Hunt-class destroyer
1678:J-, K- and N-class destroyer
1016:J-, K- and N-class destroyer
625:Battle of the Malacca Strait
484:. The action took place off
1714:Type I Hunt-class destroyer
1191:and anti-aircraft defence.
835:A near copy of the As, the
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1958:Friedman, Norman (2008).
1939:Friedman, Norman (2009).
1920:Ireland, Bernard (1996).
1271:(in place of the earlier
826:2-pounder Mark II pom pom
539:The Town-class destroyer
437:Battle of Cape Bon (1941)
1999:HMS Cavalier Association
1618:A- and B-class destroyer
1350:C-class destroyer (1943)
1322:W and Z-class destroyers
1291:U and V-class destroyers
1257:S and T-class destroyers
1238:Q and R-class destroyers
1207:O and P-class destroyers
1086:Foreign-built destroyers
1068:L and M-class destroyers
936:G and H-class destroyers
800:A- and B-class destroyer
733:. They comprised three
685:V and W-class destroyers
466:and the Dutch destroyer
431:Battle of Cape Bon, 1941
339:QF 2 pounder ("pom-pom")
64:V and W-class destroyers
1810:W and Z-class destroyer
1798:U and V-class destroyer
1786:S and T-class destroyer
1774:Q and R-class destroyer
1762:O and P-class destroyer
1690:L and M-class destroyer
1654:G and H-class destroyer
1642:E and F-class destroyer
1630:C and D-class destroyer
1382:Battle-class destroyers
1361:Weapon-class destroyers
1316:W and Z-class destroyer
1285:U and V-class destroyer
1251:S and T-class destroyer
1232:Q and R-class destroyer
1201:O and P-class destroyer
1177:War Emergency Programme
1055:L and M-class destroyer
1000:Tribal-class destroyers
930:G and H-class destroyer
899:E and F-class destroyer
860:C and D-class destroyer
788:Tribal-class destroyers
679:V and W-class destroyer
638:26th Destroyer Flotilla
636:was intercepted by the
574:German battleship
80:War Emergency Programme
1834:Weapon-class destroyer
1702:Tribal-class destroyer
1418:Weapon-class destroyer
1387:4.5-inch (114 mm)
1377:Battle-class destroyer
1294:honour the lost ships
1189:anti-submarine warfare
1133:One German destroyer,
631:Japanese cruiser
529:St. Nazaire Raid, 1942
443:4th Destroyer Flotilla
423:
399:Hedgehog spigot mortar
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151:Castle-class corvettes
102:Battle-class destroyer
100:Later in the war, the
87:Tribal-class destroyer
55:
1905:Naval loss statistics
1894:Naval loss statistics
848:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
822:21-inch (533 mm)
727:Town-class destroyers
523:Enigma cipher machine
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354:QF 0.5 inch (Vickers)
287:Gunners on destroyer
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131:Hunt-class destroyers
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1161:Hunt-class destroyer
1029:30 feet (9.1 m)
721:Town-class destroyer
568:Battle of North Cape
481:Alberico da Barbiano
418:German photo of HMS
20:operated a range of
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903:Royal Hellenic Navy
811:Royal Canadian Navy
525:and documentation.
475:Alberto di Giussano
445:— four destroyers (
349:QF 20 mm (Oerlikon)
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1356:C-class destroyers
1304:Fuze Keeping Clock
1064:-class battleships
979:I-class destroyers
907:Dominican Republic
664:, on 16 May 1945.
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163:Bay-class frigates
127:United States Navy
91:J, K and N classes
58:British destroyer
56:
1969:978-1-84832-015-4
1950:978-1-84832-049-9
1822:C-class destroyer
1666:I-class destroyer
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1269:Bofors 40 mm guns
1101:submarine tenders
973:I-class destroyer
761:Inter-war classes
747:and twenty-seven
546:, the former USS
344:QF 40 mm (Bofors)
220:rapid-fire cannon
143:Mediterranean Sea
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311:QF 4.5 inch
301:QF 4.7 inch
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1435:Casualties
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1073:Hunt-class
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268:Cape Bon
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147:Flower
129:. The
119:convoy
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