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General Characteristics
Displacement:	1,850 tons (standard), 2,520 tons (full)
Length:	377 ft o/a
Beam:	36 ft 6 in
Draught:	9 ft
Propulsion:	3 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, steam turbines, 2 shafts, 44,000 shp
Speed:	36 kt
Range:	524 tons oil, 5,700 nm at 15 kt
Complement:	190 (219 as leader)
Armament (as built):
8 - 4.7 in L/45 QF Mark XII, 4 x twin mounting CP Mk.XIX 1 x quad 2 pdr "pom-pom" mount Mk.VII 2 x quad Vickers 0.5 in MG AA 1 x quad tubes for 21 in torpedoes Mk.IX 1 x rack, 2 x throwers for depth charges o/a, o. ... A steam turbine extracts the energy of dry pressurized superheated steam as mechanical movement. ... The 2-pounder gun, correctly designated the QF 2-pounder and universally known as the pom-pom, is a large calibre British machine-gun, used mostly famously as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... Depth Charge used by U.S. Navy later in World War II The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon. ...
Armament (war modifications):
6 - 4.7 in L/45 QF Mk.XII, 3 x twin mounting CP Mk.XIX 1 x twin 4 in L/45 QF Mk.XVI, mounting HA Mk.XIX 1 x quad 2 pdr "pom-pom" mount Mk.VII Up to 4 x single and twin 20 mm Oerlikon guns 1 x quad tubes for 21 in torpedoes Mk.IX 1 x rack, 2 x throwers for depth charges The design of the Oerlikon 20mm cannon, by Reinhold Becker dates back to 1914, and is still in use today, after having been used extensively during the Second World War. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... Depth Charge used by U.S. Navy later in World War II The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon. ...
Armament (Cayuga, Athabaskan as built):
8 - 4 in L/45 QF Mk.XVI, 4 x twin mounting HA Mk.XIX 1 x twin 40 mm Bofors mount Mk.V 4 x single 40 mm Bofors mount Mk.III 1 x tubes for 21 in torpedoes Mk.IX 1 x rack, 2 x throwers for depth charges Bofors 40mm/L60. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... Depth Charge used by U.S. Navy later in World War II The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon. ...

The Tribal class, or Afridi class, were a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy that saw service in World War II. A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. ... 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). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Design History

From 1926 all Royal Navy destroyers had descended from a common lineage based upon the prototypes Amazon and Ambuscade. Little advance had been made in the way of armament or machinery and by the mid-1930s it was obvious that the "interwar standard" type - as it was known - was being eclipsed by foreign designs that were potential adversaries. In light of this view, it was decided that a new design of large destroyers were needed, with an emphasis on gunnery over torpedoes. The original design called for 5 twin 4.7 in guns, 36 knots, an endurance of 5,500 nm on 1,850 tons. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... HMS Amazon was a prototype design of destroyer ordered for the Royal Navy in 1924. ... HMS Ambuscade (D38) was a British Royal Navy destroyer which served in the Second World War. ... A knot is a unit of speed, abbreviated kt or kn. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ... Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ...

By August 1935, after much debate, the design had evolved into one armed with 4 twin 4.7 in QF Mark XII on mountings CP Mark XIX controlled by a low-angle (LA) director and high-angle / low-angle (HA/LA) rangefinder director on the bridge. However, the main armament was only capable of 40° elevation, therefore they main armament was limited to long-range anti-aircraft use only. The anti-aircraft armament consisting of a quadruple 2 pdr "pom pom" mounting Mark VII and 2 quadruple Vickers 0.5 in machine guns and a quadruple bank of torpedo tubes. They were handsome ships with a clipper bow, two raked funnels and masts and are remembered with great affection to this day. American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ... The 2-pounder gun, correctly designated the QF 2-pounder and universally known as the pom-pom, is a large calibre British machine-gun, used mostly famously as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy. ... Vickers Armstrong (Aircraft) company logo Vickers, founded as the Vickers Company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment, traditionally based in Barrow-in-Furness. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ...

The Tribals were so much larger and sufficiently different than the rest of the British destroyers in service that some consideration was given to resurrecting the classification of corvette and applying it to them. However this idea was dropped and the term would later be applied to small, mass-produced anti-submarine escorts such as the "Flower" class of World War Two. French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate but larger than a coastal patrol craft. ... The Flower class corvettes were a class of 267 corvettes developed by the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy specifically for the protection of shipping convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) in World War II. They were a stop-gap measure in the war against the German...

Two flotillas of 8 ships each were ordered for the Royal Navy in 1936, with a flotilla ordered each by the Royal Australian Navy (three ships completed out of an initial plan for 7) and the Royal Canadian Navy. The Canadian order was for four ships from British yards in 1940 (completed in 1942 and 1943) and another four from domestic yards at Halifax in 1942. The latter were not completed until after the war. Altogether, between 1937 and 1945, twenty-seven Tribals were built. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ...

Modifications

Early wartime experience showed the alarming lack of anti-aircraft firepower, the main armament, with its limited elevation, proving useless at short ranges, especially against dive bombers. After the loss of Afridi and Gurkha, the remaining ships were taken in hand to improve the situation. "X" 4.7 inch mounting was landed and replaced by a twin 4 inch gun QF Mark XVI on the mounting HA/LA Mark XIX. The mainmast was cut down and the rear funnel was lowered to improve the arcs of fire for the anti-aircraft weapons. As they became available, 20 mm Oerlikon guns were added, at first adding to and eventually replacing the useless 0.5 in machine guns. By 1944 the four surviving ships were give a tall lattice foremast to carry Radar Type 293 target indication and Type 291 air warning, with Type 285 added to the rangefinder-director. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy. ... This article explains certain terms used for British ordnance during World War II. BL Bl stood for Breech loading. The shell was loaded and then the propellant after in cloth bags. ... The design of the Oerlikon 20mm cannon, by Reinhold Becker dates back to 1914, and is still in use today, after having been used extensively during the Second World War. ... This page is a List of World War II British naval radar. ... This page is a List of World War II British naval radar. ... This page is a List of World War II British naval radar. ...

Service

HMS Afridi

HMS Zulu in wartime camouflage.

A 1944 Canadian postage stamp showing a "Tribal" class destroyer

As some of the Royal Navy's most modern and powerful escorts, they were widely deployed in World War II, and served with great distinction in nearly all theatres of war. As a result, losses were heavy and twelve out of the sixteen Royal Navy Tribals were sunk, as well as one Canadian ship. Gurkha has the rare and unfortunate distinction of being the name of two ships that were sunk in World War II; the L class destroyer Larne being renamed to honour the lost Tribal class ship, and was herself lost in 1942. Image File history File links TribalDD_HMS_Afridi. ... Image File history File links TribalDD_HMS_Afridi. ... Download high resolution version (1026x803, 138 KB)HMS Zulu (F18) This image is copyrighted by the maintainer of the Web site http://www. ... Download high resolution version (1026x803, 138 KB)HMS Zulu (F18) This image is copyrighted by the maintainer of the Web site http://www. ... Image File history File links Royal Canadian Navy Tribal class destroyer as depicted on a 1944 stamp. ... Image File history File links Royal Canadian Navy Tribal class destroyer as depicted on a 1944 stamp. ... A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... HMS Laforey The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1939–1942. ... HMS Gurkha (F63/G63) was an L class destroyer in Britains Royal Navy during World War II. She was originally to be named Larne in line with her class letter. ...

1940

Cossack earned fame early on in the war, when on 6 February 1940, commanded by the famed Captain Philip Vian, she pursued and then boarded the German ship Altmark in neutral Norwegian waters; the Altmark Incident. This was the last occasion when a naval boarding action took place with bayonets fixed. Gurkha was an early loss, being sunk by German bombers off Stavanger. Afridi was lost soon afterwards to dive bombers while evacuating troops from Namsos. John Gritten in his book 'Full Circle: Log of the Navy's No 1 Conscript' describes the event in considerable detail. Gritten was below deck in the boiler room at this point of the war but was later to become an Official Naval Reporter. Bedouin, Punjabi, Eskimo and Cossack took part in the Second Battle of Narvik, where Eskimo had her bows blown off. These ships also feature in John Gritten's book. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Vian GCB KBE DSO was a British naval officer best known for the incident early in 1940 when a force under his command released captured British merchant sailors from the German supply ship Altmark in Norway. ... The Altmark was a German tanker / unarmed supply vessel, best known for her support of the Admiral Graf Spee and later involvement in the Altmark Incident. ... The German tanker Altmark in Jøssingfjord, Norway, February 1940 The Altmark Incident (Norwegian: Altmark-saken) was a naval skirmish of the Second World War between United Kingdom and Nazi Germany, occurring in at that time neutral Norwegian waters on 16 February 1940. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2005) Leif Johan Sevland Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1703 Administrative centre Namsos Mayor (2004) KÃ¥re Aalberg (SV) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 141 775 km² 751 km² 0. ... The Battles of Narvik were naval battles between the Royal Navy (Britain) and the Kriegsmarine (Germany) that occurred in April 1940 (during the Second World War). ...

1941

In May 1941, Somali boarded the German weather ship München, retrieving vital Enigma cypher codebooks. In the same month, Zulu, Sikh, Cossack and Maori were in action against the German battleship Bismarck, with Mashona being sunk by German aircraft during these operations. In the Mediterranean, Mohawk was lost as part of "Force K", torpedoed by the Italian destroyer Tarigo in April. Cossack was torpedoed by U-563 in October while escorting convoy HG74 in the Atlantic, west of Gibraltar, sinking later under tow. Maori and Sikh were amongst the victors at the Battle of Cape Bon in December. A weather ship was a ship stationed in mid-ocean to make meteorological observations for weather forecasting. ... In the history of cryptography, the Enigma was a portable cipher machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages. ... The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. ... The Battle of Cape Bon was a Second World War naval action off Cape Bon, Tunisia. ...

1942

In 1942, Matabele was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea and Maori was hit in the engine room by a bomb whilst lying in Grand Harbour, Valetta, in February, catching fire and later blowing up where she lay. Punjabi was tragically rammed and sunk by the battleship King George V whilst performing close escort in thick weather in May. In July, Bedouin was disabled in action with the Regia Marina during Operation Harpoon. Although later taken in tow by Partridge the tow had to be cast when aircraft attacked and she was sunk. In September, the final 2 Tribals lost in the Battle of the Mediterranean were sunk; Sikh and Zulu during a disastrous raid on Tobruk. Also that month, Somali was torpedoed by U-703 covering convoy QP14 during the Russian convoys. Although taken under tow by Tartar, she sank 4 days later after heavy weather broke her back. This was the last Royal Navy Tribal to be sunk during the war. Location of the Barents Sea. ... Grand Harbour is an excellent natural harbour on the island of Malta. ... St Johns Co-Cathedral Valletta, population 7048 (official estimate for 2000), is the capital of Malta. ... The second HMS King George V was the name ship of her class of battleships. ... The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ... In World War II, Operation Harpoon was one of two simultaneous Allied convoys sent to supply Malta in the Axis-dominated Mediterranean Sea in mid-June 1942. ... Combatants Allied Nations Axis Powers The Naval Battle of the Mediterranean was waged during World War II, to attack and keep open the respective supply lines of Allied and Axis armies, and to destroy the opposing sides ability to wage war at sea. ...

1943

The four remaining ships, Ashanti, Eskimo, Nubian and Tartar were back in the Mediterannean covering the "Avalanche landings at Salerno. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Salerno is a town and a province capital in Campania, south-western Italy, located on the gulf of the same name on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...

1944

Eskimo, Nubian and Tartar saw extensive action in the English Channel before and after Operation Overlord. In April, Athabaskan was lost in the Channel, a subsequent Canadian Tribal being renamed in her honour. With the end of the naval war in the west, Eskimo, Nubian and Tartar were sent east. They saw action with Japanese forces off of Malaya, but having been fitted out for Arctic service, they were extremely unpleasant in tropical climes. Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allies. ... HMCS Athabaskan (G 07) was the first of three destroyers of the Canadian Navy to bear this name. ... Map of Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Semenanjung Malaysia) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ...

Post war

Post war, the remaining Royal Navy ships, worn out after 6 years of service, were scrapped. The Australian and Canadian ships, with the exception of Micmac, served at Korea, with Bataan at one point escorting a United States aircraft carrier with the same name. Four aircraft carriers, Principe-de-Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious carrier. ...

Ships

Royal Navy

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Royal Canadian Navy

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Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ... HMCS Micmac (R10)/214 was a Destroyer of the Tribal class built in the United Kingdom and served in the Royal Canadian Navy. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 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Royal Australian Navy

The first HMAS Arunta (D-130/I-30) was a Tribal class destroyer, laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 15 November 1939, launched on 30 November 1940, and commissioned on 30 March 1942. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... HMAS Warramunga (D-10) was a Tribal class destroyer, laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney on the 10th February 1940, launched on 7 February 1942 by Mrs. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... HMAS Bataan (D-9/D-191/I-91) was a Tribal-class destroyer laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 18 February 1942, launched on 15 January 1944 by Mrs. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

The ships today

HMCS Haida museum ship in Hamilton, Ontario

• Haida, the only surviving Tribal, has been restored and preserved as a museum in the harbour of Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
• The bow of Maori lies in 13 m (43 feet) of water in Marsamaxett Harbour, Valletta, Malta where she was sunk during World War II. It is a well-known scuba diving site.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2813x1254, 420 KB) Destroyer HMCS Haida moored as museum ship at Hamilton, Ontario. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2813x1254, 420 KB) Destroyer HMCS Haida moored as museum ship at Hamilton, Ontario. ... Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ... Grand Harbour is an excellent natural harbour on the island of Malta. ... St Johns Co-Cathedral Valletta, population 7048 (official estimate for 2000), is the capital of Malta. ... Scuba divers exploring fish and coral. ...

Trivia

The fictional Missinabi was created by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for a radio serial during the Second World War using a fictional Indian tribe mentioned by Stephen Leacock in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. ...

Bibliography

• Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
• Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945, Leo Marriot, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1817-0
• British and Empire Warships of the Second World War, H T Lenton, Greenhill Books, ISBN 1-85367-277-7
• Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Ed. Robert Gardiner, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 0-87021-913-8
• Destroyers of World War II, An International Encyclopedia, M. J. Whiteley, Arms and Armour Press, 1988, ISBN 1-84509-521-8
• HMCS Haida: Battle Ensign Flying, Barry M Gough, Vanwell, 2001, ISBN 1-55125-058-6
• Tribal Class Destroyers, Peter Hodges, Almark, 1971, ISBN 0-85524-047-4
• The Tribals, Martin H Brice, Ian Allan, 1971, ISBN 0-7110-0245-2
• Unlucky Lady: The Life and Death of HHCS Athabaskan 1940-44, Len Burrow & Emile Beudoin, Canada's Wings, 1983, ISBN 0-920002-13-7

External links

• HMCS Haida Official Web Site
• Friends of HMCS Haida web site
• Canadian Tribal Destroyer Association
• Specifications for each Tribal

See also

• Tribal class destroyer (1905)
• Tribal class frigate

Between 1905 and 1908, the Royal Navy built 12 Tribal-class destroyers. ... The Type 81, or Tribal class, was a class of seven general-purpose frigates for the Royal Navy designed during the 1950s that served throughout the 1960s and 1970s with limited service during the 1980s. ...