This is a list of
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed ...
classes.
Argentina (
Armada de la República Argentina
The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the ...
)
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''Catamarca'' class — 2 ships
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''La Plata'' class — 2 ships
*
''Cervantes'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Churruca'' class
*
''Mendoza'' class — 3 ships
*
''Buenos Aires'' class — 7 ships, improved
G class
*
''Almirante Domecq García'' class — 5 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Seguí'' class — 3 ships, ex-
''Allen M. Sumner'' class
*
''Comodoro Py'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Gearing'' class
*
''Hercules'' class — 2 ships (same as UK's
Type 42 Batch 1)
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''Almirante Brown'' class — 4 ships,
MEKO 360 H2
Australia (
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...
)
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River class — 6 ships
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Anzac class — 1 ship
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''Stalwart'' class — 5 ships
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V and W class — 4 ships
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''Scott'' class — 1 ship
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''Nizam'' class — 5 ships
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''Arunta'' class — 3 ships
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''Quadrant'' class — 5 ships
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Battle class — 2 ships
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''Daring'' class — 3 ships
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''Perth'' class — 3 ships
*
''Hobart'' class — 3 ships
Austria-Hungary (
Austro-Hungarian Navy
The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (german: kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine, in short ''k.u.k. Kriegsmarine'', hu, Császári és Királyi Haditengerészet) was the naval force of Austria-Hungary. Ships of the A ...
)
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''Huszár'' class — 13 ships
[Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 338.]
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''Warasdiner'' class— 1 ship
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''Tátra'' class— 6 ships
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''Ersatz Triglav'' class— 4 ships
Brazil (
Marinha do Brasil
)
, colors= Blue and white
, colors_label= Colors
, march= "Cisne Branco" ( en, "White Swan") (same name as training ship ''Cisne Branco''
, mascot=
, equipment= 1 multipurpose aircraft carrier7 submarines6 frigates2 corvettes4 amphibious war ...
)
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''Pará'' class — 10 ships
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''Marcilio Dias'' class — 3 ships
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''Jurua'' class — 6 ships ordered but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as
''Havant'' class
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''Acre'' class — 6 ships
*
''Pará'' class — 7 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Mato Grosso'' class — 5 ships, ex-
''Allen M. Sumner'' class
*
''Marcilio Dias'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Gearing'' class
*
''Pará'' class — 4 ships, ex-
''Garcia'' class
Bulgaria ( Bulgarian Navy)
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''Fidonisy'' class - 1 ship
*
''Ognevoy'' class - 1 ship
Canada (
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...
)
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M or ''Patriot'' class — 2 ships
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''Vancouver'' class — 2 ships, ex-
S class
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River class — 14 ships
*
''Montgomery'' class — 5 ships, ex-
''Clemson'' class
*
''St Croix'' class — 3 ships, ex-
''Wickes'' class
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Tribal class — 8 ships
*
''Algonquin'' class — 2 ships
*
''Crescent'' class — 2 ships
*
''St Laurent'' class — 7 ships
*
''Restigouche'' class — 7 ships
*
''Mackenzie'' class — 4 ships
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''Annapolis'' class — 2 ships
*
''Iroquois'' class — 4 ships
Chile (
Armada de Chile
The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso.
History
Origins and the War ...
)
* — 4 ships
* — 3 ships
*
''Almirante Lynch'' class — 6 ships planned, 5 delivered
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''Serrano'' class — 6 ships
*
Almirante class — 2 ships
*''Blanco Encalada'' class — 2 ships and 1 spare ship, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*''Serrano'' class — 4 ships, ex-
''Buckley'' class
*''Ministro Zenteno'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Allen M. Sumner'' class
*''Prat'' class — 4 ships, ex-
County class
China (
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chines ...
)
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''Anshan'' class — 4 ships, all retired (ex-)
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''Sovremennyy'' class — 4 ships in active service
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Type 051 (NATO codename Luda) — 17 ships, all retired
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Type 052 (NATO codename Luhu) — 2 ships in active service
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Type 051B (NATO codename Luhai) — 1 ship in active service
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Type 052B (NATO codename Luyang I) — 2 ships in active service
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Type 051C (NATO codename Luzhou) — 2 ships in active service
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Type 052C
The Type 052C destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang II-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052C introduced both fixed active electronically scanned array (AE ...
(NATO codename Luyang II) — 6 ships in active service
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Type 052D
The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang III-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. The Type 052D is a larger variant of the Type 052C; the Type 052D uses a canister-type, instead ...
— 15 ships in active service, 6 in sea trials and 4 under construction
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Type 055
The Type 055 destroyer (NATO/ OSD Renhai-class cruiser) is a class of stealth guided-missile destroyers (guided-missile cruisers per NATO/OSD standard) being constructed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. It is a multi-mission desig ...
— 3 ship in active service, 4 in sea trials and 3 under construction
Colombia ( Armada de la República de Colombia)
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''Antioquia'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Douro'' class
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''Halland'' class — 2 ships
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''Antioquia'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Caldas'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Allen M. Sumner'' class
Denmark (
Royal Danish Navy
The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland). O ...
)
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Hunt class - 3 ships
Dominican Republic ( Dominican Navy)
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H class - 1 ship
''Trujillo''
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F class - 1 ship
''Generalisimo''
Ecuador ( Armada del Ecuador)
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Hunt class - 2 ships
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''Presidente Eloy Alfaro'' class - 1 ship, ex-
''Gearing'' class
Egypt (
Egyptian Navy
The Egyptian Navy ( ar, القوات البحرية المصرية, El-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya, Egyptian Navy Forces), also known as the Egyptian Naval Force, is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy ...
)
*''El Fateh'' class — 2 ships, ex-
Z class
*''El Nasser'' class — 3 ships, ex-
Project 30bis
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Hunt-class destroyer escort - 2 ships
Estonia ( Eesti Merevägi)
*''Wambola'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Orfei'' class
*''Lennuk'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Izyaslav'' class
France (
Marine Nationale
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...
)
* (1899) — 4 ships
* (1899) — 4 ships
* or ''Pertuisane'' class (1900) — 4 ships
* (1902) — 20 ships
* (1905) — 13 ships
* (1907) — 10 ships
* (1908) — 7 ships
* (1908) — 2 ships
* (1909) — 4 ships
* (1911) — 12 ships
* (1912) — 6 ships
* (1915) — 3 ships
* (1917) — 12 ships
* — 6 ships
* — 6 ships
* — 6 ships
* — 6 ships
* — 6 ships
* — 2 ships
* — 12 ships
* — 14 ships
* — 12 ships
* — 6 ships
* — 1 ship
Germany (
Deutsche Marine
The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mar ...
)
Greece (
Hellenic Navy
The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of var ...
)
Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)
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''Niki'' class — 4 ships
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''Thyella'' class — 4 ships
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Aetos class — 4 ships
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''Kriti'' class — 4 ships ordered but requisitioned by Royal Navy as
''Medea'' class
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''Keravnos'' class — 2 ships
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''Hydra'' class — 4 ships
*
''Vasilefs Georgios'' class — 2 ships, modified
G class
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''Salamis'' class — 1 ship, ex-
B class
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''Navarinon'' class — 1 ship, ex-
E class
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''Adrias'' class — 8 ships, ex-
Hunt class
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''Doxa'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Gleaves'' class
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Wild Beast class — 4 ships, ex-
''Cannon'' class
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''Sfnedoni'' class — 6 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
Hellenic Navy (1974–Present)
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''Themistocles'' class — 7 ships, ex-
''Gearing'' class
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''Nearchus'' class — 4 ships, ex-
''Charles F. Adams'' class
India ( Bharatiya Nau Sena)
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Hunt class — 8 ships
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''Ranjit'' class — 3 ships
*
''Rajput'' class — 5 ships
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''Delhi'' class — 3 ships
*
''Kolkata'' class — 3 ships
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''Visakhapatnam'' class —1 active, 3 under construction
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Project 18-class destroyer — 6 ships planned.
Indonesia ( Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut)
*''Gadjah Mada'' class - 1 ship, ex-
N class
*''Siliwangi'' class — 7 ships, ex-
Project 30bis upgraded to Project 30BK
Iran (
Iranian Navy
, ''Daryādelān''"Seahearts"
, patron =
, motto = fa, راه ما، راه حسین است, ''Rāh-e ma, rāh-e hoseyn ast''"''Our Path, Is Hussain's Path''"
, colors =
...
)
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''Damavand'' class — 1 ship
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''Babr'' class — 2 ships
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''Gearing''-class - 2 ships
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''Jamaran'' class — 2 ships
*
''Khalije Fars'' class — Under construction
Israel (
Israeli Navy
The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in ...
)
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Z-class destroyer - 2 ships
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Hunt-class destroyer escort - 1 ship
Italy (
Italian Navy
"Fatherland and Honour"
, patron =
, colors =
, colors_label =
, march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...
)
Regia Marina (1861–1946)
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''Lampo'' class — 5 ships
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''Nembo'' class — 6 ships
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Soldato class — 10 ships
*
''Indomito'' class — 6 ships
*''Ardito'' class — 2 ships
*''Audace'' class — 2 ships
*''Rosolino Pilo'' class — 8 ships
*''Alessandro Poerio class'' — 3 ships
*
''Aquila'' class — 4 ships, originally ordered by Romania
*
''Mirabello'' class — 3 ships
*''La Masa'' class — 8 ships
*''Giuseppe Sirtori'' class — 4 ships
* ''Palestro'' class — 4 ships
* Generali class — 6 ships
*
''Curtatone'' class — 4 ships
*
''Leone'' class — 3 ships
*
''Sella'' class — 4 ships
*
''Sauro'' class — 4 ships
*
''Turbine'' or ''Borea'' class — 8 ships
*
Navigatori class — 12 ships
*
''Freccia'' or ''Dardo'' class — 4 ships
*
''Folgore'' class — 4 ships
*
''Maestrale'' class — 4 ships
*
''Oriani'' class — 4 ships
*
Soldati class — 12 ships
Marina Militare (1946–present)
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''Benson'' class — 1 ship
*
''Gleaves'' class — 1 ship
*
''Fletcher'' class — 3 ships
*
''Impetuoso'' class — 2 ships
*
''Impavido'' class — 2 ships
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''Audace'' class — 2 ships
*
''Luigi Durand de la Penne'' class — 2 ships
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''Andrea Doria'' class — 2 ships
Japan
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''Asakaze'' class — 2 ships
*
''Ariake'' class — 2 ships
*
''Harukaze'' class — 2 ships
*
''Ayanami'' class — 7 ships
*
''Murasame'' class — 3 ships
*
''Akizuki'' class — 2 ships
*
''Yamagumo'' class — 6 ships
*
''Takatsuki'' class — 4 ships
*
''Minegumo'' class — 3 ships
*
''Hatsuyuki'' class — 12 ships
*
''Asagiri'' class — 8 ships
*
''Hatakaze'' class — 2 ships
*
''Kongō'' class — 4 ships
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''Murasame'' class — 9 ships
*
''Takanami'' class — 5 ships
*
''Atago'' class — 2 ships
*
''Akizuki'' class — 4 ships
*
''Asahi'' class — 2 ships
*
''Maya'' class — 2 ships
Manchukuo (
Manchukuo Imperial Navy
The Manchukuo Imperial Navy () was the navy of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.
As the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula was ruled by Japan as the Kwantung Leased Territory, leaving Manchukuo with very little coastline, the leadersh ...
)
*
''Hai Wei'' class - 1 ship (ex-
''Momo'' class)
Mexico ( Armada de México)
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''Cuauhtémoc'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Quetzalcoatl'' class — 3 ships, ex-
''Gearing'' class
*
''Manuel Azueta'' class — 1 ship, converted
''Edsall'' class
Netherlands (
Koninklijke Marine
The Royal Netherlands Navy ( nl, Koninklijke Marine, links=no) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...
)
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''Wolf'' class (Roofdier class) — 8 ships
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Admiralen class — 8 ships
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''Gerard Callenburgh'' class — 2 ships
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''Van Galen'' class — 2 ships, ex-
N class
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S class - 2 ships
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G class - 1 ship
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Q class - 1 ship
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''Wickes'' class - 1 ship
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''Holland'' class — 4 ships
*
''Friesland'' class — 8 ships
Norway ( Kongelige Norske Marine)
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''Draug'' class — 3 ships
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''Sleipner'' class — 6 ships
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''Ålesund'' class - 2 ships (Never completed)
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''Stord'' class — 2 ships, ex-
S class
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Town class — 5 vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.
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''Oslo'' class — 4 ships, ex-
C class
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Hunt class — 5 ships
Pakistan ( Pɑkistan Bahri'a)
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''Tariq'' class — 3 ships, ex-
O class
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''Taimur'' class — 4 ships, ex-
C class
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''Badr'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Battle'' class
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''Tariq'' class — 3 ships, ex-
''Gearing'' class
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''Babur'' class — 1 ship, ex-
County class
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''Tariq'' class — 5 ships, ex-
''Amazon''-class
Peru ( Marina de Guerra del Perú)
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''Teniente Rodríguez'' class — 1 ship
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''Almirante Guise'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Izyaslav'' class
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''Almirante Villar'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Orfei'' class
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''Villar'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Palacios'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Daring'' class
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''Garcia y Garcia'' class — 1 ship, ex-
''Holland'' class
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''Colonel Bolognesi'' class — 7 ships, ex-
''Friesland'' class
Poland ( Marynarka Wojenna)
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''Wicher'' class — 2 ships
*
''Grom'' class — 2 ships
*
''Garland'' — 1 ship, ex-
G class
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''Piorun'' class — 1 ship, ex-
N class
*
''Orkan'' class — 1 ship, ex-
M class
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Hunt (Batch III) class — 3 ships
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''Bourrasque'' class - 1 ship
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''Wicher'' class — 2 ships, ex-
Project 30 class
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''Warszawa'' class — 1 ship, ex-
Project 56AE
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''Warszawa'' class — 1 ship ex-
Project 61MP
Portugal ( Marinha Portuguesa)
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''Tejo'' class — 1 ship
*
''Guadiana'' class — 4 ships
*
''Liz'' class — 1 ship
*
''Vouga'' class — 5 ships
Romania (
Romanian Navy
The Romanian Navy ( ro, Forțele Navale Române) is the navy branch of the Romanian Armed Forces; it operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube. It traces its history back to 1860.
History
The Romanian Navy was founded in 1860 as a river flo ...
)
* — 2 ships
*
''Mărăști'' class - 2 ships (''Aquila''-class
scout cruiser
A scout cruiser was a type of warship of the early 20th century, which were smaller, faster, more lightly armed and armoured than protected cruisers or light cruisers, but larger than contemporary destroyers. Intended for fleet scouting duties a ...
s rearmed as destroyers)
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''Amiral Murgescu'' class - 1 ship completed (
minelaying
A minelayer is any warship, submarine or military aircraft deploying explosive mines. Since World War I the term "minelayer" refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines. "Mine planting" was the term for installing co ...
destroyer escort
Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships.
Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by th ...
)
Russia/USSR ( Russian Navy)
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from ...
Soviet Navy
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''Leningrad'' class — 6 ships
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''Tashkent'' class — 1 ship
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''Gnevny'' class — 28 ships
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''Soobrazitelnyy'' class — 18 ships
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''Opytny'' class — 1 ship
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''Ognevoy'' class — 11 ships
*
''Zhivushiy'' (ex-USS) class — 9 ships
*
''Likhoy'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Regele Ferdinand'' class
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''Legky'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Marasti'' class
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''Prytky'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Zerstörer'' 1934A class
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''Prochny'' class — 1 ship, ex-
German ''Zerstörer'' 1936A class
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Soldati class — 2 ships, ex-
Soldati class
*
''Skoryy'' class — 70 ships
*
''Neustrashimy'' class — 1 ship
*
Kotlin class — 27 ships
*
Kildin class — 4 ships
*
Krupny class — 7 ships
*
Kashin class — 25 ships
*
''Sovremennyy'' class — 21 ships
*
''Udaloy'' class — 16 ships
Siam (
Royal Siamese Navy
The Royal Siamese Armed Forces (Thai: กองทัพหลวง) were the armed forces of the Thai monarchy from the 12th to 19th centuries. The term refers to the military forces of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Thonbur ...
)
*''Sua Taynchon'' class — 2 ships
*
''Phra Ruang'' class — 1 ship
South Africa (
South African Navy
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.
The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery pro ...
)
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W class — 2 ships
South Korea (
Republic of Korea Navy
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy inc ...
)
*
''Chungmu'' class — 3 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Chungbuk'' class — 7 ships, ex-
''Gearing'' class
*
''Dae Gu'' class — 2 ships, ex-
''Allen M. Sumner'' class
*
''Gwanggaeto the Great'' class — 3 ships
*
''Chungmugong Yi Sunshin'' class — 6 ships
*
''Sejong the Great'' class — 3 ships
Spain (
Armada Española
The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, ...
)
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''Destructor'' class — 1 ship
*
''Furor'' class — 6 ships
*
''Bustamante'' class — 3 ships
*
''Alsedo'' class — 3 ships
*
''Churruca'' class — 16 ships
*
''Teruel'' class — 2 ships
*
''Ceuta'' class — 2 ships
*
''Liniers'' class — 2 ships
*
''Audaz'' class — 9 ships
*
''Oquendo'' class — 3 ships
*
''Lepanto'' class — 5 ships, ex-
''Fletcher'' class
*
''Churruca'' class — 5 ships, ex-
''Gearing'' class
Sweden (
Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels o ...
)
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''Ragnar'' class — 3 ships
*
''Hugin'' class — 2 ships
*
''Wrangel'' class — 2 ships
*
''Ehrenskold'' class — 2 ships
*
Klas class — 2 ships
*
''Göteborg'' class — 6 ships
*
''Psilander'' class — 2 ships
*
''Romulus'' class — 2 ships
*
''Mode'' class — 4 ships
*
''Visby'' class — 4 ships
*
''Öland'' class — 2 ships
*
''Halland'' class — 2 ships
*
''Östergotland'' class — 4 ships
Republic of China (Taiwan) ( Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)
*
''Chao Yang'' class — 14 ships (ex-)
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''Lo Yang'' class — 8 ships (ex-)
*
''Heng Yang'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
*
''Keelung'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
Turkey ( Osmanlı Donanması / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)
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''Samsun'' class — 4 ships
*
''Muavenet-i Milliye'' class — 4 ships
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''Adatepe'' class — 2 ships
*
''Tinaztepe'' class — 2 ships
*
''Gaziantep'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
*
''Demirhisar'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
*
''Alp Arslan'' class — 4 ships (ex-
M class)
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''Geyret'' class — 1 ship (ex-)
*
''İstanbul'' class — 5 ships (ex-)
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''Zafer'' class - 1 ship (ex-
*
''Zafer'' class — 2 ships (ex-)
*
''Yücetepe'' class — 10 ships (ex-)
*
''Alçıtepe'' class — 2 ships (ex-)
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''Berk'' class — 2 ships (ex-)
*
''Gelibolu'' class - 3 ships (ex-)
United Kingdom (
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
)
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
In 1913, the surviving units among the large heterogeneous array of older
Torpedo Boat Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in 1 ...
types of the "27-knotter" and "30-knotter" varieties were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed. The earlier "26-knotters" were not included as all six vessels had been deleted before 1913.
*26-
knot
A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a ''hitch'' fastens a rope to another object; a ' ...
classes
**
''Daring'' class — 2 ships
**
''Havock'' class — 2 ships
**
''Ferret'' class — 2 ships
*
A class; (27-
knot
A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a ''hitch'' fastens a rope to another object; a ' ...
classes) — 36 original ships in this group
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''Ardent'' class — 3 ships
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''Charger'' class — 3 ships
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''Fervent'' class — 2 ships
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''Hardy'' class — 2 ships
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''Janus'' class — 3 ships
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''Salmon'' class — 2 ships
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''Banshee'' class — 3 ships
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''Conflict'' class — 3 ships
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''Handy'' class — 3 ships
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''Opossum'' class — 3 ships
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''Rocket'' class — 3 ships
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''Sturgeon'' class — 3 ships
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''Swordfish'' class — 2 ships
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''Zebra'' class — 1 ship
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B class (4-funnelled, classes)
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''Quail'' class — 4 ships
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''Earnest'' class — 6 ships
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''Spiteful'' class — 2 ships
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''Myrmidon'' class — 2 ships
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C class (3-funnelled, classes)
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''Star'' class — 6 ships
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''Avon'' class — 3 ships
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''Brazen'' class — 4 ships
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''Violet'' class — 2 ships
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''Mermaid'' class — 2 ships
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''Gipsy'' class — 3 ships
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''Bullfinch'' class — 3 ships
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''Fawn'' class — 6 ships
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''Falcon'' class — 2 ships
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''Greyhound'' class — 3 ships
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''Thorn'' class — 3 ships
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Hawthorn special type — 2 ships
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Thornycroft special — 1 ship
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Armstrong-Whitworth special, — 1 ship
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D class; (2-funnelled, classes)
Unlike the A, B and C classes, all the (two-funnel) D class were built by one shipbuilder (
Thornycroft
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History
In 1896, naval engineer John Isaac Thornycroft formed the Thornycroft Steam Carriage and Van Company which built its firs ...
) and comprised a single class, with minor modifications between batches.
**''Desperate'' group — 4 ships
**''Angler'' group — 2 ships
**''Coquette'' group — 3 ships
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''Stag'' special type — 1 ship
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''Taku'' type — 1 ship, ex-Chinese prize
Conventional destroyers
In 1913, lettered names were given to all Royal Navy destroyers, previously known after the first ship of that class. The River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a recognisable modern configuration.
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River or E class — 33 ships
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Tribal or F class — 13 ships
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''Beagle'' or G class — 16 ships
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''Acorn'' or H class — 20 ships
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''Acheron'' or I class — 23 ships
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''Acasta'' or K class — 20 ships
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''Swift'' type — 1 ship
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''Laforey'' or L class — 22 ships
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''Arno'' type — 1 ship
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Admiralty M class — 74 ships
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Hawthorn M class — 2 ships
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Yarrow M class — 10 ships
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Thornycroft M class — 6 ships
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''Talisman'' class — 4 ships
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''Medea'' class — 4 ships
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''Faulknor'' class leader — 4 ships
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''Marksman'' class leader — 7 ships
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''Parker'' class leader — 6 ships
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Admiralty R class — 39 ships
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Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships
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Thornycroft R class — 5 ships
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Admiralty modified R class — 11 ships
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Admiralty S class — 55 ships
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Yarrow S class — 7 ships
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Thornycroft S class — 5 ships
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Admiralty V class — 28 ships
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Admiralty W class — 19 ships
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Thornycroft V and W class — 4 ships
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Thornycroft modified W class — 2 ships
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Admiralty modified W class — 15 ships
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Admiralty type leader
The Admiralty type leader, sometimes known as the ''Scott'' class, were a class of eight destroyer leaders designed and built for the Royal Navy towards the end of World War I. They were named after Scottish historical leaders. The function of ...
— 8 ships
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Thornycroft type leader or ''Shakespeare'' class — 5 ships
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''Ambuscade'' type — 1 ship
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''Amazon'' type — 1 ship
*Inter-war standard classes
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A class — 9 ships
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B class — 9 ships
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C class — 5 ships
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D class — 9 ships
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E class — 9 ships
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F class — 9 ships
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G class — 9 ships
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H class — 9 ships
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I class — 9 ships
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ex-Brazilian H class — 6 ships
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ex-Turkish I class — 2 ships
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Tribal class — 27 ships
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J, K and N class — 24 ships
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Hunt class — 83 ships
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L and M class — 16 ships
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Town class — 50 ships from three classes of
United States Navy
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destroyers, transferred 1940
*World War II
War Emergency Programme classes
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O and P class — 16 ships
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Q and R class — 16 ships
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S and T class — 16 ships
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U and V class — 16 ships
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W and Z class — 16 ships
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C class — 32 ships
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Battle class — 23 ships
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Weapon class — 4 ships
*Laid down post-war
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''Daring'' class — 8 ships
Guided-missile destroyers
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County class — 8 ships
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Type 82 — 1 ship
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Type 42 — 14 ships (6 ''Sheffield'', 4 ''Exeter'', 4 ''Manchester'')
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Type 45 — 6 ships, commissioned 2009–2013
United States (
United States Navy
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)
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''Bainbridge'' class — 13 ships
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''Truxtun'' class — 3 ships
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''Smith'' class — 5 ships
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''Paulding'' class — 21 ships
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''Cassin'' class — 8 ships
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''O'Brien'' class — 6 ships
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''Tucker'' class — 6 ships
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''Sampson'' class — 6 ships
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''Caldwell'' class — 6 ships
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''Wickes'' class — 111 ships
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''Clemson'' class — 156 ships
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''Farragut'' class (1934) — 8 ships
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''Porter'' class — 8 ships
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''Mahan'' class — 18 ships
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''Gridley'' class — 4 ships
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''Bagley'' class — 8 ships
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''Somers'' class — 5 ships
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''Benham'' class — 10 ships
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''Sims'' class — 12 ships
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''Gleaves'' class — 66 ships
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''Benson'' class — 30 ships
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''Fletcher'' class — 175 ships
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''Allen M. Sumner'' class — 58 ships
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''Gearing'' class — 98 ships
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''Mitscher'' class — 4 ships
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''Forrest Sherman'' class — 18 ships
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''Farragut'' class (1958) — 10 ships
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''Charles F. Adams'' class — 23 ships
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''Spruance'' class — 30 ships
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''Kidd'' class — 4 ships
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''Arleigh Burke'' class — 62 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
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''Zumwalt'' class — 3 ships (in construction or planning)
Ukraine (
Ukrainian Navy
The Military Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, ВМС ЗСУ) is the maritime forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Arme ...
)
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''Leitenant Pushchin'' class - 2 ships
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''Ukrayna'' class - 1 ship
Venezuela ( ARBV)
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''Allen M. Sumner''-class - 2 ships
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''Nueva Esparta'' class — 3 ships
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''Almirante Clemente'' class — 6 ships
Yugoslavia (
Yugoslav Navy
The Yugoslav Navy ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска ратна морнарица, Jugoslavenska ratna mornarica, Yugoslav War Navy), was the navy of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It was essentially a coastal defense force with the miss ...
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''Dubrovnik'' class — 1 ship
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''Beograd'' class — 3 ships
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''Split'' class — 1 ship
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W class — 2 ships
Notes
References
* {{cite book, last1=Gardiner, first1=Robert, last2=Gray, first2=Randal, title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921, year=1985, publisher=Conway Maritime Press, location=London, isbn=0-85177-245-5
Classes
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