This is a list of destroyer classes. USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. ...

Argentina (Armada Argentina)

• Hercules class - 2 ships (same as UK's Type 42 Batch 1)
• Almirante Brown class - 4 ships (MEKO 360 H2)

Argentine Navy Jack The Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada de la República Argentina, ARA) is the navy of Argentina. ... Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester Type 42, also known as the Sheffield class, is a class of destroyers of the Royal Navy. ... Bold textIn shipbuilding, MEKO refers to a family of warships developed by the German company Blohm + Voss. ...

Australia (RAN)

• Battle class — 2 ships
• N class — 5 ships
• Scott class — 1 ship
• Tribal class — 3 ships
• V and W class — 4 ships
• Perth class — 3 ships

// Summary The Battle class were destroyers of the British Royal Navy (RN). ... The N class was a class of eight destroyers of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy launched in 1940–1941. ... The Royal Navy developed two Tribal classes of destroyers: Tribal class destroyer (1905) Tribal class destroyer (1936) The Canadian Navy developed a class of destroyers in the 1970s which was to be called the Tribal class but under the current lead-ship designation convention is known as the Iroquois class. ... HMS Wolverine from astern The V and W class was an amalgam of very similar oil-fueled destroyer classes built around the end of the First World War for the Royal Navy. ... HMAS Perth The Perth class is the name given to the modified class destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy. ...

Canada (Canadian Forces Maritime Command)

• Tribal class — 7 ships
• Cr class — 2 ships
• Valentine class — 2 ships
• Algonquin class — 2 ships
• St Laurent class — 7 ships
• Restigouche class — 7 ships
• Mackenzie class — 4 ships
• Annapolis class — 2 ships
• Iroquois class — 4 ships

Flag ship HMCS Algonquin, HMCS , and HMCS Protecteur. ... The Royal Navy developed two Tribal classes of destroyers: Tribal class destroyer (1905) Tribal class destroyer (1936) The Canadian Navy developed a class of destroyers in the 1970s which was to be called the Tribal class but under the current lead-ship designation convention is known as the Iroquois class. ... The C class was a class of 32 destroyers of the Royal Navy launched from 1943 to 1945. ... Iroquois-class destroyers are a class of four helicopter-carrying destroyers of the Canadian Navy. ...

China (PLAN)

• Anshan class — 4 ships
• Luda class — 17 ships
• Luhu class — 2 ships
• Luhai class — 1 ship
• LanZhou class — 2 ships
• GuangZhou class — 2 ships
• Type 051C class destroyer — 2 ships
• Hanzhou class destroyer — 4 ships

The Anshan-class destroyers of the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were the first destroyer units of China. ... The Luda class (Type 051) missile destroyer were the first anti-ship oriented vessel ever designed and built in China, and the first Chinese ship to be fitted with a integrated combat direction system. ... Harbin (112) entering harbor The Type 052 Luhu-class is the first truly multi-role missile-equipped destroyer built by China. ... The Type 051B Luhai-class is a class of destroyer built by the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Type 052C Lanzhou-class is a class of destroyer built by the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Type 052B Guangzhou-class is a class of destroyer built by the Peoples Republic of China. ...

France (Marine Nationale)

• T 53 class
• Chacal class — 6 ships
• Guépard class — 6 ships
• Aigle class — 6 ships
• Vauquelin class — 6 ships
• La Fantasque class — 6 ships
• Mogador class — 2 ships
• Bourrasque class — 12 ships
• L'Adroit class — 14 ships
• Le Hardi class — 8 ships
• Suffren class — 2 ships
• Tourville class — 3 ships
• Horizon CNGF class — 4 ships in construction

The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-nationial collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. ...

Germany (Deutsche Marine)

• Type 101 Hamburg class — 4 ships
• Type 103 Lütjens class — 3 ships

The Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. ... Mölders as museum ship The Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. ...

Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine)

• Tromp class — 2 ships
• Holland class — 4 ships
• Friesland class — 8 ships
• Gerard Callenburgh class — 4 ships (2 completed)
• Admiralen class — 8 ships
• Roofdier class — 8 ships

Officially classified as frigates, the Tromp class destroyer entered service in 1975 and 1976 and served until 1999 and 2001. ...

India

• Rajput class — 5 ships
• Dehli class — 3 ships
• Talwar class — 3 ships

The Rajput Class destroyers build for the Indian Navy are the modified version of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. ...

Italy (Marina Militare)

• Palestro class — 4 ships
• Generale class — 6 ships
• Curtatone class — 4 ships
• Sella class — 4 ships
• Sauro class — 4 ships
• Turbine class — 8 ships
• Navigatori class — 12 ships
• Freccia class — 4 ships
• Folgore class — 4 ships
• Maestrale class — 4 ships
• Oriani class — 4 ships
• Soldati class — 18 ships
• Audace class — 2 ships
• Luigi Durand de la Penne class — 2 ships
• Orizzonte class — 2 ships in construction

Marina Militare naval jack Marina Militare (Italian Navy) is one of the four divisions of the military forces of Italy. ... The Freccia class destroyer was a class of destroyer built for the Regia Marina, the Italian Royal Navy. ... The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-nationial collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. ...

Japan (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force)

• Minekaze class — 15 ships
• Momi class — 21 ships
• Wakatake class — 8 ships
• Kamikaze class — 9 ships
• Amatsukaze class — 1 ship
• Takatsuiki class — 4 ships
• Haruna class — 2 ships
• Tachikaze class — 3 ships
• Shirane class — 2 ships
• Hatakaze class — 2 ships
• Yamagumo class — 6 ships
• Asagiri class — 8 ships
• Hatsuyuki class — 11 ships
• Kongo class — 4 ships
• Murasame class — 9 ships
• Takanami class — 3 ships + 2 build(2004)

Myoko (DDG-175) in port at Akita, 2003 Kongo class destroyers are fourth generation destroyers and an improvement upon the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class (Flight I) which serve in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotillas. ...

Poland

• Wicher class — 2 ships
• Grom class — 2 ships
• G class — 1 ship
• M class — 1 ship
• N class — 1 ship
• Hunt class (Batch III) — 3 ships
• Project 30 class — 2 ships
• Kotlin class (project 56) — 1 ship
• Kashin class (project 61) — 1 ship

Categories: Naval stubs | Ship classes | Polish Navy ... HMS Hesperus The G and H class was a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Royal Navy (two later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and one to the Polish Navy) launched in 1935–1939. ... HMS Laforey The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1939–1942. ... The N class was a class of eight destroyers of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy launched in 1940–1941. ... The Hunt class was a class of destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy. ... Soviet destroyer class known as Project 61. ...

Portugal Navy

• Guadina class — 4 ships
• Douro class — 7 ships

Spain (Armada Espanola)

• Destructor class — 1 ship 1887
• Furor class — 6 ships 1897-98
• Bustamante class — 3 ships 1914-17
• Alsedo class — 3 ships 1924-25
• Churruca class — 16 ships 1927-37
• Teruel class — 2 ships 1937
• Melilla class destroyer — 2 ships 1937
• Liniers class — 2 ships 1951
• Audaz class — 9 ships 1953-65
• Lepanto class (ex-USS Fletcher class) — 5 ships 1957-60
• Oquendo class — 3 ships 1963-70
• Churruca class (ex-USS Gearing FRAM I class) — 5 ships 1972-73

USS Fletcher (DD-445) Underway at sea, circa the 1960s. ... The Gearing class of destroyers originated near the end of World War II when the United States Navy required more range (fuel) and anti-aircraft capabilities from its class destroyers. ... The Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program of the United States Navy might be considered the beginning of the final phase in the shift of mission for destroyers from a surface attack role to that of a submarine hunter. ...

South Korea

• KDX-I class 3 ships
• KDX-II class 4 ships, 10 planned to be commissioned
• KDX-III class 6 ships planned to be commissioned
• Dae Gu class — 2 ships
• Chungbuk class — 7 ship

Gwanggaeto the Great (*Hull No. ... KDX-II is a 5,500-ton (fully loaded) multipurpose destroyer of the Republic of Korea Navy. ... A CGI image of a KDX-III destroyer The Ahn Yong-Bok class destroyers (also known as KDX-III) are guided missile destroyers under construction by the Republic of Korea Navy, and featuring the advanced Aegis combat system (baseline 7 phase 1 - Advanced Processor (4800 MIPS) and Distributed Processor (1600...

Russia/USSR

• Sokol-prototype class (Prytky) — 1 ships 1895
• Sokol class — 31 ships 1900-1908
• Leytenant Burakow class destroyer (ex-China) class — 1 ships 1900
• Kit class — 4 ships 1900
• Forel class — 5 ships 1901-1902
• Som class — 1 ships 1900
• Boyky class — 9 ships 1900-1904
• Gromky class — 13 ships 1905-1907
• Leytenant Burakow class — 11 ships 1905-1906
• Injener-mekhanik Zverev class — 12 ships 1906-1908
• Finn class — 4 ships 1905-1906
• Vsadnik class — 4 ships 1906-1907
• Okhotnik class — 4 ships 1906
• Ukrayna class — 8 ships 1905-1907
• Leytenant Shestakov class — 4 ships 1909
• Novik class — 1 ships 1913
• Derzky class — 9 ships 1914-1915
• Orfey class — 16 ships 1914-1915
• Fidonisy class — 8 ships 1917-1925
• Izijaslav class — 3 ships 1917-1927
• Leningrad class (project 1) (Flotilia Leader) — 3 ships 1936-1939
• Minsk class (project 38) (Flotilia Leader) — 3 ships 1938-1940
• Tashkent class (project 20) (Flotilia Leader) — 1 ship 1941
• Cnewny class (project 7) — 28 ships 1938-1942
• Soobrazitelny class (project 7U) — 18 ships 1939-1941
• Opitny class (project 45) — 1 ships 1941
• Jivushiy (ex-USS) class — 9 ships 1944
• Likhoy (ex-Romania) class — 2 ships 1944
• Legky (ex-Romania) class — 2 ships 1944
• Ognewoy class (project 30) — 1 ships 1945
• Osmotritelny class (project 30K) — 10 ships 1947-1950
• Prytky (ex-German) type 1934A class — 2 ships 1949
• Prochny (ex-German) type 1936 class — 1 ships 1949
• Provorny (ex-German) type 1936A class — 1 ships 1949
• Soldaty (ex-Italian) class — 5 ships 1949
• Smely class (project 30-bis) — 70 !!! ships 1949-1953
• Neustrashimy class(project 41) — 1 ships 1955
• Kotlin (NATO) class (project 56) — 26 ships 1955-1956
• Kildin (NATO) class (project 56EM) — 1 ships 1958
• Kildin (NATO) class (project 56M) — 4 ships 1958-60
• Krupny (NATO) class (project 57-bis) — 8 ships 1960-61
• Kashin (NATO) class (BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 61) — 20 ships 1962-1974
• Kashin (NATO) class |(BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship)(project 61ME) — 5 ships 1979-1986
• Kronshtadt class (BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 1134-A) — 10 ships 1969-1978
• Nikolayew class (BPK-Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 1134-B) — 7 ships 1971-1979
• Sovremenny class (project 956) — 17 ships 1980-1993
• Udaloy class (BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 1155) — 16 ships 1980-1996

This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Udaloy Class are a series of Anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy - The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat (Frigate bird) // History & Design The Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it was too costly to build large-displacement, single-role combatants. ...

Taiwan (ROCN)

• Chao Yang class — 14 ships
• Lo Yang class — 8 ships
• Heng Yang class — 4 ships

Turkey

• Adatepe class — 2 ships
• Tinaztepe class — 2 ships
• Demirhisar class — 4 ships

United Kingdom (Royal Navy)

Pre-World War I and World War I classes Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full...

• Havock class — 2 ships, 1893
• Daring class — 2 ships, 1893–1894
• Ardent class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
• Charger class — 3 ships, 1894
• Haughty class — 2 ships, 1895
• Janus class — 3 ships, 1895
• Snapper class — 2 ships, 1895
• Banshee class — 5 ships, 1893–1894
• Fervent class — 2 ships, 1895
• Conflict class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
• Handy class — 3 ships, 1895
• Opossum class — 3 ships, 1895
• Rocket class — 3 ships, 1894
• Sturgeon class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
• Swordfish class — 3 ships, 1895
• Desperate class — 4 ships, 1896
• Quail class — 4 ships, 1895
• Angler class — 2 ships, 1897
• Avon class — 3 ships, 1896–1897
• Earnest class — 6 ships, 1896–1897
• Star class — 6 ships, 1896–1897
• Brazen class — 4 ships, 1896–1898
• Violet class — 2 ships, 1897
• Mermaid class — 2 ships, 1897–1898
• Gypsy class — 3 ships, 1897
• Coquette class — 3 ships, 1897–1898
• Bullfinch class — 3 ships, 1898
• Fawn class — 6 ships, 1897–1899
• Spiteful class — 2 ships, 1899
• Greyhound class — 3 ships, 1900–1901
• Myrmidon class — 2 ships, 1900
• Falcon class — 2 ships, 1899–1900
• Palmer class — 5 ships, 1903–1907
• Tribal class — 13 ships, 1907–1909
• River class — 33 ships, 1903–1905
• Beagle class — 16 ships, 1909–1910
• Acorn class — 20 ships, 1910–1911
• Acheron class — 29 ships, 1910–1915
• Acasta class — 20 ships, 1912–1913
• B class - surviving 4 funnelled 30 knot destroyers
• C class - surviving 3 funnelled 30 knot destroyers
• D class - surviving 2 funnelled 30 knot destroyers
• E class - surviving River class destroyers
• F class - surviving Tribal class
• G class - surviving Beagle class destroyers
• Laforey class — 22 ships, 1913–1915
• Moon-class — 107 ships, 1914–1916
• Lightfoot class — 7 ships, 1915–1916
• Faulknor class — 4 ships, 1914
• Talisman class — 5 ships, 1914–1916
• Parker class — 6 ships, 1916–1917
• R class — 62 ships, 1916–1918
• S class — 77 ships, 1916–1920
• V and W class — 67 ships, 1916–1919
• Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, 1917–1920

Post-World War I and World War II classes HMS Havock Havock and Hornet, the two Havock-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in 1893, were the first torpedo boat destroyers. ... The Brazen class formed part of a general class of forty turtleback bowed destroyers capable of 30 knots built around the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century for the Royal Navy. ... Between 1905 and 1908, the Royal Navy built 12 Tribal-class destroyers. ... These were torpedo ships built for the Royal Australian Navy. ... The Beagle class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1909 or 1910. ... The C class destroyers were a class of fast (30 knots) turtleback-bowed three funnelled detroyers of about 350 tons displacement built between 1894 and 1901. ... These were torpedo ships built for the Royal Australian Navy. ... Between 1905 and 1908, the Royal Navy built 12 Tribal-class destroyers. ... The Beagle class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1909 or 1910. ... The Laforey class was a class of 22 torpedo boat destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched between 1913 and 1915, that served during the First World War. ... HMS Wolverine from astern The V and W class was an amalgam of very similar oil-fueled destroyer classes built around the end of the First World War for the Royal Navy. ... The Town class destroyers were warships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in exchange for military bases in the Bahamas and elsewhere, as outlined in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between Britain and United States, signed on 2 September 1940. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...

• A class — 11 ships, 1929–1930
• B class — 9 ships, 1930
• C and D class — 14 ships, 1931–1932
• E and F class — 18 ships, 1934
• G and H class — 24 ships, 1935–1936
• I class — 11 ships, 1936–1937
• Tribal class (1936) — 27 ships, 1936–1944
• J and K class — 16 ships, 1938–1939
• Hunt class — 83 ships (20 Batch I, 33 Batch II, 28 Batch III, 2 Batch IV), 1939–1942
• L and M class — 16 ships, 1939–1942
• N class — 8 ships, 1940–1941
• 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 (16 Batch I, 7 Batch II), 1943–1946

Post-World War II classes The A class was a class of eleven destroyers of the Royal Navy, which included the flotilla-leader Codrington. ... HMS Brilliant The B class was a class of nine destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1930. ... The C and D class was a class of fourteen destroyers of the Royal Navy. ... The E and F class was a class of eighteen destroyers of the Royal Navy (three later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, one to the Royal Hellenic Navy and one to the Dominican Navy) launched in 1934. ... HMS Hesperus The G and H class was a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Royal Navy (two later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and one to the Polish Navy) launched in 1935–1939. ... HMS Inglefield The I class was a class of eleven destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1936–1937. ... HMS Nubian (F36), a Tribal class destroyer, late in the war The Afridi-class were a large group of destroyers that saw action in the Second World War, almost invariably called Tribals. // History A 1944 Canadian postage stamp showing a Tribal class destroyer In 1936, the Royal Navy ordered sixteen... HMS Juno The J and K class was a class of sixteen destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy launched in 1938. ... The Hunt class was a class of destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Laforey The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1939–1942. ... The N class was a class of eight destroyers of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy launched in 1940–1941. ... The O and P class were two classs of destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1941 and 1942. ... HMS Quality The Q and R class was a class of sixteen destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy launched in 1941–1942. ... The S and T class was a class of sixteen destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. ... The U and V class was a class of sixteen destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. ... The W and Z class was a class of sixteen destroyer escorts of the Royal Navy launched in 1943–1944. ... The C class was a class of 32 destroyers of the Royal Navy launched from 1943 to 1945. ... // Summary The Battle class were destroyers of the British Royal Navy (RN). ...

• Weapon class — 4 ships, 1945–1946
• Daring class — 8 ships, 1949–1952
• County class — 8 ships (4 Batch I, 4 Batch II), 1961–1967
• Type 82 — one ship, 1969
• Type 42 — 14 ships (6 Sheffield, 4 Exeter, 4 Manchester), 1971–1983
• Type 45 — 8 ships, scheduled for commissioning 2007–2014

The Weapon class was a class of four destroyers built for the Royal Navy immediately after World War II. They were a rather changeable bunch and in appearance are a mixture between the Battle class and the Daring class. ... The Daring class were an eight-ship class of destroyers of the Royal Navy (RN) that were laid down during and after World War II, though like many other classes, their construction was halted for quite a while, indeed, the Darings were not commissioned until the 1950s. ... HMS Devonshire The County class destroyers were large vessels built by the Royal Navy around the Sea Slug anti-aircraft missile system. ... The Type 82 class destroyer, also known as as the Bristol class was a prototype for much of the modern technology and armaments seen in later classes of Royal Navy warships. ... Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester Type 42, also known as the Sheffield class, is a class of destroyers of the Royal Navy. ... Type 45 AAW Destroyer Launch of HMS Daring. ...

United States (USN)

See also: list of destroyers of the United States Navy This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. ...

• Bainbridge class — 13 ships, 1900–1902
• Truxtun class — 3 ships, 1901
• Smith class — 5 ships, 1908–1909
• Paulding class — 21 ships, 1909–1912
• Cassin class — 8 ships, 1912–1913
• O'Brien class — 6 ships, 1914–1915
• Tucker class — 6 ships, 1915
• Sampson class — 6 ships, 1916
• Caldwell class — 6 ships, 1917–1918
• Wickes class — 111 ships, 1917–1919
• Clemson class — 164 ships, 1919–1921
• Farragut class (1934) — 8 ships, 1934–1935
• Porter class — 8 ships, 1935–1936
• Mahan class — 18 ships, 1936–1936
• Gridley class — 4 ships, 1936–1938
• Bagley class — 8 ships, 1936–1937
• Somers class — 5 ships, 1937–1938
• Benham class — 10 ships, 1938–1939
• Sims class — 12 ships, 1938–1939
• Gleaves class — 66 ships, 1938–1943
• Benson class — 30 ships, 1939–1943
• Fletcher class — 175 ships, 1942–1944
• Allen M. Sumner class — 58 ships, 1943–1944
• Gearing class — 98 ships, 1944–1946
• Mitscher class — 4 ships, 1952
• Forrest Sherman class — 18 ships, 1956–1958
• Farragut class (1958) — 10 ships, 1958–1960
• Charles F. Adams class — 23 ships, 1959–1963
• Spruance class — 30 ships, 1973–1979
• Kidd class, a modified Spruance class — 4 ships, 1979–1982
• Arleigh Burke class — 36 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
• DD(X)