List of destroyer classes


This is a list of destroyer classes.

Argentina (Armada [de la República Argentina">Argentine Navy">Armada [de la República Argentina])

Greece ([Hellenic Navy])

Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)

Regia Marina (1861–1946)

[Imperial Russian Navy]

[Soviet 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.
Unlike the A, B and C classes, all the D class were built by one shipbuilder and comprised a single class, with minor modifications between batches.
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.