List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy the United Kingdom , organised chronologically by entry into service.In 1913, the surviving members of the large heterogeneous array of older 27-knot and 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer types were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed. All were of a "turtle-back" design and, excepting a few "builder's specials", powered by reciprocating engines . It should be stressed that these A to D class designations did not exist before 1913, and only applied to those "turtle-backed" destroyers surviving to that time. "26-knotter" types * Daring class: 2 ships, 1893-1894 * Havock class: 2 ships, 1893 * Ferret class: 2 ships, 1893-1894 A class ; * Ardent class: 3 ships, 1894-1895 * Charger class: 3 ships, 1894 * Rocket class: 3 ships, 1894 * Hardy class: 2 ships, 1895 * Conflict class: 3 ships, 1894-1895 * Fervent class: 2 ships, 1895 * Janus class: 3 ships, 1895 * Sturgeon class: 3 ships, 1894-1895 * Salmon class: 2 ships, 1895 * Swordfish class: 2 ships, 1895 * Banshee class: 3 ships, 1894 * Handy class: 3 ships, 1895 * Sunfish class: 3 ships, 1895 * Zebra class: 1 ship , 1895 B class * Quail class: 4 ships, 1895 * Earnest class: 6 ships, 1896-1897 * Spiteful class: 2 ships, 1899 * Myrmidon class: 2 ships, 1900 C class * 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 * Thorn class: 3 ships, purchased 1901 * Hawthorn special type: 2 ships, 1899, steam turbine specials * Thornycroft special: 1 ship, 1898 * Armstrong-Whitworth special,: 1 ship, 1900 D class; Unlike the A, B and C classes, the D class comprised a series of similar ships built by one contractor, although there were small variations between the batches ordered in each year. * 1893-94 Programme: 4 ships, 1896 * 1894-95 Programme: 2 ships, 1897 * 1895-96 Programme: 3 ships, 1897-1898 * 1896-97 Programme : 1 ship, 1899 Taku type: 1 ship, 1900, ex-Chinese prizeConventional destroyers River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a high forecastles instead of "turtleback" bow making this the first class with a more recognizable modern configuration. River or E class: 36 ships, 1903-1905 Cricket -class coastal destroyer: 36 ships, 1906-1909 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: 23 ships, 1910-1915 Acasta or K class: 20 ships, 1912-1913 Swift type: 1 ship, 1907, large 36-knot flotilla leader prototype Laforey or L class: 22 ships, 1913-1915 Arno type: 1 ship, 1914, Italian built for Portugal but purchased in 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: 4 ships, 1914-1916, ex-Turkish purchases Medea class : 4 ships, 1915, ex-Greek purchases Faulknor -class leader: 4 ships, 1914, ex-Chilean purchases Marksman -class leader: 7 ships, 1915-1916 Parker -class leader: 6 ships, 1916-1917 Admiralty R class: 39 ships, 1916-1917 Yarrow Later M class: 7 ships, 1916-1917 Thornycroft R class: 5 ships, 1916-1917 Admiralty modified R class: 11 ships, 1916-1917 Admiralty S class: 55 ships, 1918-1924 Yarrow S class: 7 ships, 1918-1919 Thornycroft S class: 5 ships, 1918-1919 Admiralty V class: 28 ships, 1916-1918 Admiralty W class: 19 ships, 1916-1918 Thornycroft V and W class: 4 ships, 1918 Thornycroft modified W class: 2 ships, 1918-1924 Admiralty modified W class: 15 ships, 1918-1922 Admiralty type leader: 8 ships, 1917-1919 Thornycroft type leader or Shakespeare class: 5 ships, 1917-1921Inter-war standard classes Ambuscade type: 1 ship, 1926, Yarrow prototype of new design. Amazon type: 1 ship, 1926, Thornycroft prototype of new design. * A class: 9 ships, 1928-1931 * B class: 9 ships, 1929-1931 * C class: 5 ships, 1930-1934 * D class: 9 ships, 1931-1933 * E class: 9 ships, 1933-1934 * F class: 9 ships, 1933-1935 * G class: 9 ships, 1934-1936 * H class: 9 ships, 1935-1937 ** ex-Brazilian H class: 6 ships, 1938-1940, ex-Brazilian purchases * I class: 9 ships, 1936-1937 ** ex-Turkish I class: 2 ships, 1939-1941, ex-Turkish purchases Tribal class: 27 ships, 1936-1944 J, K and N class: 24 ships, 1938-1941 Hunt class: 83 ships, 1939-1942, "escort destroyers" L and M class: 16 ships, 1939-42 Town class: 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, built 1917-1920, transferred 1940 the War Emergency Programme 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,, 1943-1945 Battle class: 23 ships, 1943-1946 Weapon class: 4 ships, 1945-1946 G class: 0 ships, 1944Post-war all-gun design Daring class: 8 ships, 1949-1952Guided-missile destroyers County class: 8 ships, 1961-1967 Type 82: 1 ship, 1969 Type 42: 14 ships, 1971-1983 Type 43: 0 ships, 1981 Type 45: 6 ships, all commissioned between 2009-2013
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