List Of Destroyer Classes

This is a list of destroyer classes.

Argentina (

Armada de la República Argentina)

* ''Catamarca'' class — 2 ships
* ''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)
* ''Almirante Brown'' class — 4 ships, MEKO 360 H2

Australia (

Royal Australian Navy)

* River class — 6 ships
* Anzac class — 1 ship
* ''Stalwart'' class — 5 ships
* V and W class — 4 ships
* ''Scott'' class — 1 ship
* ''Nizam'' class — 5 ships
* ''Arunta'' class — 3 ships
* ''Quadrant'' class — 5 ships
* Battle class — 2 ships
* ''Daring'' class — 3 ships
* ''Perth'' class — 3 ships
* ''Hobart'' class — 3 ships

Austria-Hungary (

Austro-Hungarian Navy)

* ''Huszár'' class — 13 shipsGardiner and Gray 1985, p. 338.
* ''Warasdiner'' class— 1 ship
* ''Tátra'' class— 6 ships
* ''Ersatz Triglav'' class— 4 ships

Brazil (

Marinha do Brasil)

* ''Pará'' class — 10 ships
* ''Marcilio Dias'' class — 3 ships
* ''Jurua'' class — 6 ships ordered but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as ''Havant'' class
* ''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)

* ''Fidonisy'' class - 1 ship
* ''Ognevoy'' class - 1 ship

Canada (

Royal Canadian Navy)

* M or ''Patriot'' class — 2 ships
* ''Vancouver'' class — 2 ships, ex- S class
* River class — 14 ships
* ''Montgomery'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Clemson'' class
* ''St Croix'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Wickes'' class
* 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
* ''Annapolis'' class — 2 ships
* ''Iroquois'' class — 4 ships

Chile (

Armada de Chile)

* — 4 ships
* — 3 ships
* ''Almirante Lynch'' class — 6 ships planned, 5 delivered
* ''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)

* ''Anshan'' class — 4 ships, all retired (ex-)
* ''Sovremennyy'' class — 4 ships in active service
* Type 051 (NATO codename Luda) — 17 ships, all retired
* Type 052 (NATO codename Luhu) — 2 ships in active service
* Type 051B (NATO codename Luhai) — 1 ship in active service
* Type 052B (NATO codename Luyang I) — 2 ships in active service
* Type 051C (NATO codename Luzhou) — 2 ships in active service
*Type 052C (NATO codename Luyang II) — 6 ships in active service
*Type 052D — 15 ships in active service, 6 in sea trials and 4 under construction
*Type 055 — 3 ship in active service, 4 in sea trials and 3 under construction

Colombia ( Armada de la República de Colombia)

* ''Antioquia'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Douro'' class
* ''Halland'' class — 2 ships
* ''Antioquia'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Fletcher'' class
* ''Caldas'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Allen M. Sumner'' class

Denmark (

Royal Danish Navy)

* Hunt class - 3 ships

Dominican Republic ( Dominican Navy)

* H class - 1 ship ''Trujillo''
* F class - 1 ship ''Generalisimo''

Ecuador ( Armada del Ecuador)

* Hunt class - 2 ships
* ''Presidente Eloy Alfaro'' class - 1 ship, ex- ''Gearing'' class

Egypt (

Egyptian Navy)

*''El Fateh'' class — 2 ships, ex- Z class
*''El Nasser'' class — 3 ships, ex- Project 30bis
* 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)

* (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)

Greece (

Hellenic Navy)

Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)

* ''Niki'' class — 4 ships
* ''Thyella'' class — 4 ships
* Aetos class — 4 ships
* ''Kriti'' class — 4 ships ordered but requisitioned by Royal Navy as ''Medea'' class
* ''Keravnos'' class — 2 ships
* ''Hydra'' class — 4 ships
* ''Vasilefs Georgios'' class — 2 ships, modified G class
* ''Salamis'' class — 1 ship, ex- B class
* ''Navarinon'' class — 1 ship, ex- E class
* ''Adrias'' class — 8 ships, ex- Hunt class
* ''Doxa'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Gleaves'' class
* Wild Beast class — 4 ships, ex- ''Cannon'' class
* ''Sfnedoni'' class — 6 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class

Hellenic Navy (1974–Present)

* ''Themistocles'' class — 7 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class
* ''Nearchus'' class — 4 ships, ex- ''Charles F. Adams'' class

India ( Bharatiya Nau Sena)

* Hunt class — 8 ships
* ''Ranjit'' class — 3 ships
* ''Rajput'' class — 5 ships
* ''Delhi'' class — 3 ships
* ''Kolkata'' class — 3 ships
* ''Visakhapatnam'' class —1 active, 3 under construction
* 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)

* ''Damavand'' class — 1 ship
* ''Babr'' class — 2 ships
* ''Gearing''-class - 2 ships
* ''Jamaran'' class — 2 ships
* ''Khalije Fars'' class — Under construction

Israel (

Israeli Navy)

* Z-class destroyer - 2 ships
* Hunt-class destroyer escort - 1 ship

Italy (

Italian Navy)

Regia Marina (1861–1946)

* ''Lampo'' class — 5 ships
* ''Nembo'' class — 6 ships
* 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)

* ''Benson'' class — 1 ship
* ''Gleaves'' class — 1 ship
* ''Fletcher'' class — 3 ships
* ''Impetuoso'' class — 2 ships
* ''Impavido'' class — 2 ships
* ''Audace'' class — 2 ships
* ''Luigi Durand de la Penne'' class — 2 ships
* ''Andrea Doria'' class — 2 ships

Japan

* ''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
* ''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)

* ''Hai Wei'' class - 1 ship (ex- ''Momo'' class)

Mexico ( Armada de México)

* ''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)

* ''Wolf'' class (Roofdier class) — 8 ships
* Admiralen class — 8 ships
* ''Gerard Callenburgh'' class — 2 ships
* ''Van Galen'' class — 2 ships, ex- N class
* S class - 2 ships
* G class - 1 ship
* Q class - 1 ship
* ''Wickes'' class - 1 ship
* ''Holland'' class — 4 ships
* ''Friesland'' class — 8 ships

Norway ( Kongelige Norske Marine)

* ''Draug'' class — 3 ships
* ''Sleipner'' class — 6 ships
* ''Ålesund'' class - 2 ships (Never completed)
* ''Stord'' class — 2 ships, ex- S class
* Town class — 5 vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.
* ''Oslo'' class — 4 ships, ex- C class
* Hunt class — 5 ships

Pakistan ( Pɑkistan Bahri'a)

* ''Tariq'' class — 3 ships, ex- O class
* ''Taimur'' class — 4 ships, ex- C class
* ''Badr'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Battle'' class
* ''Tariq'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class
* ''Babur'' class — 1 ship, ex- County class
* ''Tariq'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Amazon''-class

Peru ( Marina de Guerra del Perú)

* ''Teniente Rodríguez'' class — 1 ship
* ''Almirante Guise'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Izyaslav'' class
* ''Almirante Villar'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Orfei'' class
* ''Villar'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class
* ''Palacios'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Daring'' class
* ''Garcia y Garcia'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Holland'' class
* ''Colonel Bolognesi'' class — 7 ships, ex- ''Friesland'' class

Poland ( Marynarka Wojenna)

* ''Wicher'' class — 2 ships
* ''Grom'' class — 2 ships
* ''Garland'' — 1 ship, ex- G class
* ''Piorun'' class — 1 ship, ex- N class
* ''Orkan'' class — 1 ship, ex- M class
* Hunt (Batch III) class — 3 ships
* ''Bourrasque'' class - 1 ship
* ''Wicher'' class — 2 ships, ex- Project 30 class
* ''Warszawa'' class — 1 ship, ex- Project 56AE
* ''Warszawa'' class — 1 ship ex- Project 61MP

Portugal ( Marinha Portuguesa)

* ''Tejo'' class — 1 ship
* ''Guadiana'' class — 4 ships
* ''Liz'' class — 1 ship
* ''Vouga'' class — 5 ships

Romania (

Romanian Navy)

* — 2 ships
* ''Mărăști'' class - 2 ships (''Aquila''-class scout cruisers rearmed as destroyers)
* ''Amiral Murgescu'' class - 1 ship completed (minelaying destroyer escort)

Russia/USSR ( Russian Navy)

Imperial Russian Navy

Soviet Navy

* ''Leningrad'' class — 6 ships
* ''Tashkent'' class — 1 ship
* ''Gnevny'' class — 28 ships
* ''Soobrazitelnyy'' class — 18 ships
* ''Opytny'' class — 1 ship
* ''Ognevoy'' class — 11 ships
* ''Zhivushiy'' (ex-USS) class — 9 ships
* ''Likhoy'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Regele Ferdinand'' class
* ''Legky'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Marasti'' class
* ''Prytky'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Zerstörer'' 1934A class
* ''Prochny'' class — 1 ship, ex- German ''Zerstörer'' 1936A class
* 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)

*''Sua Taynchon'' class — 2 ships
* ''Phra Ruang'' class — 1 ship

South Africa (

South African Navy)

* W class — 2 ships

South Korea (

Republic of Korea Navy)

* ''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)

*Destructor (Spanish warship), ''Destructor'' class — 1 ship
*Furor-class destroyer, ''Furor'' class — 6 ships
*Bustamante-class destroyer, ''Bustamante'' class — 3 ships
*Alsedo-class destroyer, ''Alsedo'' class — 3 ships
*Churruca-class destroyer, ''Churruca'' class — 16 ships
*Teruel-class destroyer, ''Teruel'' class — 2 ships
*Marasti-class destroyer, ''Ceuta'' class — 2 ships
*Liniers-class destroyer, ''Liniers'' class — 2 ships
*Audaz-class destroyer, ''Audaz'' class — 9 ships
*Oquendo-class destroyer, ''Oquendo'' class — 3 ships
*Lepanto-class destroyer, ''Lepanto'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class
*Churruca-class destroyer, ''Churruca'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class

Sweden (Swedish Navy)

*Ragnar-class destroyer, ''Ragnar'' class — 3 ships
*Hugin-class destroyer, ''Hugin'' class — 2 ships
*Wrangel-class destroyer, ''Wrangel'' class — 2 ships
*Ehrensköld-class destroyer, ''Ehrenskold'' class — 2 ships
*Klas-class destroyer, Klas class — 2 ships
*Goteborg-class destroyer, ''Göteborg'' class — 6 ships
*Psilander-class destroyer, ''Psilander'' class — 2 ships
*Romulus-class destroyer, ''Romulus'' class — 2 ships
*Mode-class destroyer, ''Mode'' class — 4 ships
*Visby-class destroyer, ''Visby'' class — 4 ships
*Öland-class destroyer, ''Öland'' class — 2 ships
* ''Halland'' class — 2 ships
*Ostergotland-class destroyer, ''Östergotland'' class — 4 ships

Republic of China (Taiwan) (Republic of China Navy, Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)

*Chao Yang-class destroyer, ''Chao Yang'' class — 14 ships (ex-)
*Lo Yang-class destroyer, ''Lo Yang'' class — 8 ships (ex-)
*Heng Yang-class destroyer, ''Heng Yang'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
*Kidd-class destroyer, ''Keelung'' class — 4 ships (ex-)

Turkey (Ottoman Navy, Osmanlı Donanması / Turkish Navy, Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)

*Durandal-class destroyer#Samsun class, ''Samsun'' class — 4 ships
*Ottoman destroyer Muavenet-i Milliye, ''Muavenet-i Milliye'' class — 4 ships
*Adatepe-class destroyer, ''Adatepe'' class — 2 ships
*Tinaztepe-class destroyer, ''Tinaztepe'' class — 2 ships
*Gleaves-class destroyer, ''Gaziantep'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
*I-class destroyer, ''Demirhisar'' class — 4 ships (ex-)
*L and M-class destroyer, ''Alp Arslan'' class — 4 ships (ex- M class)
*O and P-class destroyer, ''Geyret'' class — 1 ship (ex-)
*Fletcher-class destroyer, ''İstanbul'' class — 5 ships (ex-)
*Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, ''Zafer'' class - 1 ship (ex-
*Robert H. Smith-class destroyer, ''Zafer'' class — 2 ships (ex-)
*Gearing-class destroyer, ''Yücetepe'' class — 10 ships (ex-)
*Gearing-class destroyer, ''Alçıtepe'' class — 2 ships (ex-)
*Claud Jones-class destroyer escort, ''Berk'' class — 2 ships (ex-)
*Koln-class frigate, ''Gelibolu'' class - 3 ships (ex-)

United Kingdom (Royal Navy)

Torpedo Boat Destroyers

In 1913, the surviving units among the large heterogeneous array of older Torpedo Boat Destroyer 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 (unit), knot classes
**Daring-class destroyer (1893), ''Daring'' class — 2 ships
**Havock-class destroyer, ''Havock'' class — 2 ships
**Ferret-class destroyer, ''Ferret'' class — 2 ships
*A-class destroyer (1913), A class; (27-knot (unit), knot classes) — 36 original ships in this group
**Ardent-class destroyer, ''Ardent'' class — 3 ships
**Charger-class destroyer, ''Charger'' class — 3 ships
**Fervent-class destroyer, ''Fervent'' class — 2 ships
**Hardy-class destroyer, ''Hardy'' class — 2 ships
**Janus-class destroyer, ''Janus'' class — 3 ships
**Salmon-class destroyer, ''Salmon'' class — 2 ships
**Banshee-class destroyer, ''Banshee'' class — 3 ships
**Conflict-class destroyer, ''Conflict'' class — 3 ships
**Handy-class destroyer, ''Handy'' class — 3 ships
**Opossum-class destroyer, ''Opossum'' class — 3 ships
**Rocket-class destroyer, ''Rocket'' class — 3 ships
**Sturgeon-class destroyer, ''Sturgeon'' class — 3 ships
**Swordfish-class destroyer, ''Swordfish'' class — 2 ships
**Zebra-class destroyer, ''Zebra'' class — 1 ship
*B-class destroyer (1913), B class (4-funnelled, classes)
**Quail-class destroyer, ''Quail'' class — 4 ships
**Earnest-class destroyer, ''Earnest'' class — 6 ships
**Spiteful-class destroyer, ''Spiteful'' class — 2 ships
**Myrmidon-class destroyer, ''Myrmidon'' class — 2 ships
*C-class destroyer (1913), C class (3-funnelled, classes)
**Star-class destroyer, ''Star'' class — 6 ships
**Avon-class destroyer, ''Avon'' class — 3 ships
**Brazen-class destroyer, ''Brazen'' class — 4 ships
**Violet-class destroyer, ''Violet'' class — 2 ships
**Mermaid-class destroyer, ''Mermaid'' class — 2 ships
**Gipsy-class destroyer, ''Gipsy'' class — 3 ships
**Bullfinch-class destroyer, ''Bullfinch'' class — 3 ships
**Fawn-class destroyer, ''Fawn'' class — 6 ships
**Falcon-class destroyer, ''Falcon'' class — 2 ships
**Greyhound-class destroyer, ''Greyhound'' class — 3 ships
**Thorn-class destroyer, ''Thorn'' class — 3 ships
**Viper-class destroyer, Hawthorn special type — 2 ships
**HMS Albatross (1898), Thornycroft special — 1 ship
**HMS Cobra (1900), Armstrong-Whitworth special, — 1 ship
*D-class destroyer (1913), D class; (2-funnelled, classes)
Unlike the A, B and C classes, all the (two-funnel) D class were built by one shipbuilder (Thornycroft) and comprised a single class, with minor modifications between batches.
**''Desperate'' group — 4 ships
**''Angler'' group — 2 ships
**''Coquette'' group — 3 ships
**HMS Stag (1899), ''Stag'' special type — 1 ship
*HMS Taku, ''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.
*River-class destroyer, River or E class — 33 ships
*Tribal-class destroyer (1905), Tribal or F class — 13 ships
*Beagle-class destroyer, ''Beagle'' or G class — 16 ships
*Acorn-class destroyer, ''Acorn'' or H class — 20 ships
*Acheron-class destroyer, ''Acheron'' or I class — 23 ships
*Acasta-class destroyer, ''Acasta'' or K class — 20 ships
*HMS Swift (1907), ''Swift'' type — 1 ship
*Laforey-class destroyer (1913), ''Laforey'' or L class — 22 ships
*HMS Arno (1915), ''Arno'' type — 1 ship
*Admiralty M-class destroyer, Admiralty M class — 74 ships
*Hawthorn M-class destroyer, Hawthorn M class — 2 ships
*Yarrow M-class destroyer, Yarrow M class — 10 ships
*Thornycroft M-class destroyer, Thornycroft M class — 6 ships
*Talisman-class destroyer, ''Talisman'' class — 4 ships
* ''Medea'' class — 4 ships
*Faulknor-class flotilla leader, ''Faulknor'' class leader — 4 ships
*Marksman-class flotilla leader, ''Marksman'' class leader — 7 ships
*Parker-class leader, ''Parker'' class leader — 6 ships
*R-class destroyer (1916), Admiralty R class — 39 ships
*Yarrow Later M-class destroyer, Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships
*R-class destroyer (1916), Thornycroft R class — 5 ships
*R-class destroyer (1916), Admiralty modified R class — 11 ships
*S-class destroyer (1917), Admiralty S class — 55 ships
*S-class destroyer (1917), Yarrow S class — 7 ships
*S-class destroyer (1917), Thornycroft S class — 5 ships
*V and W-class destroyer, Admiralty V class — 28 ships
*V and W-class destroyer, Admiralty W class — 19 ships
*V and W-class destroyer, Thornycroft V and W class — 4 ships
*V and W-class destroyer, Thornycroft modified W class — 2 ships
*V and W-class destroyer, Admiralty modified W class — 15 ships
*Admiralty type leader — 8 ships
*Thornycroft type leader, Thornycroft type leader or ''Shakespeare'' class — 5 ships
*HMS Ambuscade (D38), ''Ambuscade'' type — 1 ship
*HMS Amazon (D39), ''Amazon'' type — 1 ship
*Inter-war standard classes
**A- and B-class destroyer, A class — 9 ships
**A- and B-class destroyer, B class — 9 ships
**C and D-class destroyer, C class — 5 ships
**C and D-class destroyer, D class — 9 ships
**E and F-class destroyer, E class — 9 ships
** F class — 9 ships
** G class — 9 ships
** H class — 9 ships
**I-class destroyer, I class — 9 ships
**G and H-class destroyer, ex-Brazilian H class — 6 ships
**I-class destroyer, ex-Turkish I class — 2 ships
* Tribal class — 27 ships
*J-, K- and N-class destroyer, J, K and N class — 24 ships
* Hunt class — 83 ships
*L and M-class destroyer, L and M class — 16 ships
* Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, transferred 1940
*World War II War Emergency Programme destroyers, War Emergency Programme classes
**O and P-class destroyer, O and P class — 16 ships
**Q and R-class destroyer, Q and R class — 16 ships
**S and T-class destroyer, S and T class — 16 ships
**U and V-class destroyer, U and V class — 16 ships
**W and Z-class destroyer, W and Z class — 16 ships
** C class — 32 ships
* Battle class — 23 ships
*Weapon-class destroyer, Weapon class — 4 ships
*Laid down post-war
** ''Daring'' class — 8 ships

Guided-missile destroyers

* County class — 8 ships
*Type 82 destroyer, Type 82 — 1 ship
*Type 42 destroyer, Type 42 — 14 ships (6 ''Sheffield'', 4 ''Exeter'', 4 ''Manchester'')
*Type 45 destroyer, Type 45 — 6 ships, commissioned 2009–2013

United States (United States Navy)

*Bainbridge-class destroyer, ''Bainbridge'' class — 13 ships
*Truxtun-class destroyer, ''Truxtun'' class — 3 ships
*Smith-class destroyer, ''Smith'' class — 5 ships
*Paulding-class destroyer, ''Paulding'' class — 21 ships
*Cassin-class destroyer, ''Cassin'' class — 8 ships
*O'Brien-class destroyer, ''O'Brien'' class — 6 ships
*Tucker-class destroyer, ''Tucker'' class — 6 ships
*Sampson-class destroyer, ''Sampson'' class — 6 ships
*Caldwell-class destroyer, ''Caldwell'' class — 6 ships
* ''Wickes'' class — 111 ships
* ''Clemson'' class — 156 ships
*Farragut-class destroyer (1934), ''Farragut'' class (1934) — 8 ships
*Porter-class destroyer, ''Porter'' class — 8 ships
*Mahan-class destroyer, ''Mahan'' class — 18 ships
*Gridley-class destroyer, ''Gridley'' class — 4 ships
*Bagley-class destroyer, ''Bagley'' class — 8 ships
*Somers-class destroyer, ''Somers'' class — 5 ships
*Benham-class destroyer, ''Benham'' class — 10 ships
*Sims-class destroyer, ''Sims'' class — 12 ships
* ''Gleaves'' class — 66 ships
* ''Benson'' class — 30 ships
* ''Fletcher'' class — 175 ships
* ''Allen M. Sumner'' class — 58 ships
* ''Gearing'' class — 98 ships
*Mitscher-class destroyer, ''Mitscher'' class — 4 ships
*Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, ''Forrest Sherman'' class — 18 ships
*Farragut-class destroyer (1958), ''Farragut'' class (1958) — 10 ships
* ''Charles F. Adams'' class — 23 ships
*Spruance-class destroyer, ''Spruance'' class — 30 ships
*Kidd-class destroyer, ''Kidd'' class — 4 ships
*Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, ''Arleigh Burke'' class — 62 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
*Zumwalt-class destroyer, ''Zumwalt'' class — 3 ships (in construction or planning)

Ukraine (Ukrainian Navy)

*List of destroyers of the Imperial Russian Navy, ''Leitenant Pushchin'' class - 2 ships
*List of destroyers of the Imperial Russian Navy, ''Ukrayna'' class - 1 ship

Venezuela (Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela, ARBV)

*Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, ''Allen M. Sumner''-class - 2 ships
*Nueva Esparta-class destroyer, ''Nueva Esparta'' class — 3 ships
*Almirante Clemente-class destroyer, ''Almirante Clemente'' class — 6 ships

Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)

*Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik, ''Dubrovnik'' class — 1 ship
*Beograd-class destroyer, ''Beograd'' class — 3 ships
*Yugoslav destroyer Split, ''Split'' class — 1 ship
* 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

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