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Ship "Index".

10). Destroyers, - WW1 to present.

As this section is so large, and is set to become even larger, I have tried my best to separate the ships into something on the lines of their "representative groupings", either by "era of build" or "type" or "class" or "what-have-you".

It covers nearly the whole evolution of "Destroyers". From the fairly modest but, for all that, highly successful, late WW1 "V & W" classes, and the many modifications that they underwent, it then passes on through the many and various, inter war year series, that were based mainly on the earlier "V & W's".

It also shows the "Tribals", the between war "Emergency Build" ships, the "Hunt Class" Escort Destroyers, the American "Lend Lease Town Class" and on up to the late WW11 "Battle, Weapon and C, CA, CH, CO and CR" classes.

There are also some examples of Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy ships in here, along with those of other nations that served alongside us in WW11, in common with the other sections of my site.

The later post WW11 "Darings", - "County Class", - "Type 42's" - and, now the newest of them all, the "Type 45's", I have put into their own separate "Index" sections.

The really "odd man out" here in this section though must be the "Type 82", HMS Bristol.

HMS Bristol was built as a forerunner for a whole class of new "Destroyer" intended to act as "Escorts" and "Air Defence" ships for a new class of "Aircraft Carrier". Those, however, were never to see the light of day due to the Labour Governments "Defence cuts" of the mid 1960's. "HMS Bristol" lingered on for several years, and many of her old company hold fond memories of her. Sadly she has now gone, as also has most of the RN and its "force projection capabilities".

The Royal Navy was once the envy of the world, but this country is now left with but a still diminishing shadow of its former Navy. ( and all the other services it must be said ).

(#) against entry indicates either a new or updated photo.

Section last updated:- Mid November 2011. -- Earlier amendments are now unmarked.

Late WW1 "V & W's", plus their many conversions, and "Emergency Builds".

( many served and survived through WW11. )

1). Valentine. - 1 photo.

2). Valkyrie. - 1 photo.

3). Valorous. – 1 photo.

4). Vampire. - HMAS. - 1 photo.

5). Vanessa. - 1 photo.

6). Vanity. - 3 photo's. #

7). Vanoc. - 1 photo.

8). Vanquisher. - 4 photo's. #

9). Vansittart. – 1 photo.

10). Vega. - 3 photo's. #

11). Velox. - 2 photo's. #

12). Vendetta. - HMAS. - 1 photo.

13). Venetia. - 1 photo.

14). Venomous. - 2 photo's.

15). Verdun. – 2 photo's.

16). Verity. - 1 photo.

17). Versatile. - 3 photo's. #

18). Vesper. - 2 photo's. #

19). Veteran. - 2 photo's.

20). Viceroy. - 2 photo's. #

21). Vidette. – 1 photo.

22). Vimiera. - 1 photo. #

23). Vimy. – 1 photo.

24). Viscount. – 1 photo.

25). Vivacious. - 2 photo's. #

26). Vivien. - 2 photo's. #

27). Volunteer. - 1 photo.

28). Vortigern. – 1 photo.

29). Voyager. - HMAS. - 1 photo.

30). Wakefull. – 1 photo.

31). Walker. – 1 photo.

32). Wallace. – 2 photo's.

33). Walpole. – 2 photo's.

34). Wanderer. – 4 photo’s.

35). Warwick. - 1 photo.

36). Watchman. – 1 photo.

37). Waterhen. HMAS. – 2 photo's.

38). Wessex. - 3 photo's. #

39). Westcott. – 2 photo’s.

40). Westminster. – 1 photo.

41). Whirlwind. - 2 photo's. #

42). Whitehall. – 3 photo’s.

43). Whitley. - 2 photo's. #

44). Whitshed. - 1 photo.

45). Wild Swan. - 1 photo.

46). Winchelsea. – 3 photo’s.

47). Winchester. – 1 photo.

48). Windsor. - 3 photo's. #

49). Wishart. – 1 photo.

50). Witch. - 2 photo's. #

51). Witherington. - 1 photo. #

52). Wolfhound. – 2 photo's.

53). Wolsey. - 3 photo's. #

54). Woolston. – 1 photo.

55). Wolverine. – 3 photo’s.

56). Worcester. - 2 photo's.

57). Wren. - 1 photo. #

58). Wrestler. - 1 photo.

59). Wryneck. – 1 photo.

60). Wyvern. – 1 photo.

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"Hunt" class, ( all groups )

The Royal Navy had identified a need for two types of destroyer; larger vessels with heavy gun and torpedo armaments for "fleet" work, and another type for "fast escort" duties. Although old fleet destroyers could be allocated to escort work, as new construction replaced them, they were unsuitable for the task. Fleet destroyers were designed for speed and their machinery was inefficient at convoy speeds, reducing their range. Their shape made them poor sea boats at low speed, also exacerbated by additional equipment on the superstructure. Many modifications were needed to ease these problems.

The "Fast escort" vessels forsook the heavy armament and some of the speed of the fleet type to reduce unit cost and to better suit mass production. This new vessel "was later classified as an "escort destroyer" and the many variations to the "Hunt Class" is the result..

1). Adrias. – 1 photo.

2). Airedale. - 1 photo. #

3). Aldenham. - 2 photo's. #

4). Allbrighton. – 2 photo's. #

5). Atherstone. – 2 photo's. #

6). Avon Vale. - 1 photo. #

7). Badsworth. - 2 photo's. #

8). Beaufort. - 3 photo's. #

9). Bedale. - 3 photo's. #

10). Belvoir. - 2 photo's. #

11). Berkeley. - 2 photo's. #

12). Bicester. - 3 photo's.

13). Blackmore. – 2 photo's. #

14). Blankney. – 3 photo's. #

15). Blean. - 1 photo. #

16). Bleasdale. – 4 photo's. #

17). Blencathra. - 1 photo.

18). Bolebroke. - 1 photo. #

19). Border. - 1 photo. #

20). Bramham. - 1 photo. #

21). Brecon. - 2 photo's. #

22). Brissenden. – 4 photo's. #

23). Brocklesby. – 5 photo’s.

24). Calpe. – 3 photo's. #

25). Catterick. - 1 photo. #

26). Cattistock. - 1 photo. #

27). Chiddingfold. - 2 photo's. #

28). Cleveland. – 2 photo's. #

29). Cotswold. - 1 photo. #

30). Cottesmore. - 1 photo. #

31). Cowdray. - 4 photo's. #

32). Croome. - 1 photo. #

33). Culver. – 1 photo.

34). Derwent. - 2 photo's. #

35). Easton. - 2 photo's. #

36). Eggesford. - 3 photo's. #

37). Eglinton. - 1 photo. #

38). Eridge. - 2 photo's. #

39). Eskdale. - 1 photo.

40). Exmoor. - 2 photo's. #

41). Farndale. - 2 photo's. #

42). Fernie. - 2 photo's. #

43). Garth. - 2 photo's. #

44). Glaisdale. - 3 photo. #

45). Goathland. - 1 photo. #

46). Haldon. - 1 photo. #

47). Hambledon. – 3 photo's. #

48). Hatherleigh. - 1 photo. #

49). Haydon. - 2 photo's. #

50). Holcombe. - 2 photo's. #

51). Holderness. - 1 photo. #

52). Hursley. - 1 photo. #

53). Hurworth. - 1 photo. #

54). Hunt. – 1 photo.

55 ). Krakowiak. – 1 photo. ( ex. HMS Silverton.)

56). Krujawiak. – 1 photo. ( ex. HMS Oakley ).

57). Lamerton. - 3 photo's. #

58). Lauderdale. - 1 photo. #

59). Ledbury. - 3 photo's. #

60). Liddesdale. - 2 photo's. #

61). Limbourne. – 3 photo’s. #

62). Melbreak. – 4 photo’s. #

63). Mendip. - 4 photo's. #

64). Meynell. - 1 photo. #

65). Middleton. – 3 photo's. #

66). Modbury. - 1 photo. #

67). Oakley. - 2 photo's. #

68). Penylan. - 1 photo. #

69). Pytchley. - 1 photo. #

70). Quantock. - 1 photo. #

71). Quorn. - 1 photo. #

72). Rockwood. - 1 photo. #

73). Silverton. - 1 photo. #

74). Southdown. - 1 photo. #

75). Stevenstone. – 3 photo's. #

76). Talybont. - 2 photo's. #

77). Tanatside. - 2 photo's. #

78). Tetcott. - 1 photo. #

79). Themistocles. – 1 photo. (ex HMS Bramham)

80). Tynedale. – 2 photo’s.

81). Wensleydale. - 1 photo. #

82). Whaddon. - 2 photo's. #

83). Wheatland. - 1 photo. #

84). Wilton. - 2 photo's. #

85). Zetland. - 3 photo's. #

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"Town" Class.

There were originally 50 of these American WW1 vintage destroyers provided to us under the "Lend - Lease" agreement for which we gave up many shore bases in exchange. They were roughly the equivalent of the RN's WW1 "V & W" class. Unfortunately major re-fits and alterations were required before they were at all suitable for RN service.

1). Bath. - 1 photo.

2). Belmont. - 1 photo

3). Beverley. – 3 photo’s. #

4). Bradford. - 1 photo.

5). Brighton. - 2 photo's. #

6). Broadwater. - 1 photo.

7). Broadway. - 1 photo.

8). Burnham. - 1 photo.

9). Burwell. - 2 photo's. #

10). Buxton. - 1 photo. #

11). Caldwell. - 1 photo. #

12). Campbeltown. - 1 photo. #

13). Charlestown. - 3 photo's. #

14). Chelsea. - 1 photo. #

15). Chesterfield. - 1 photo.

16). Churchill. – 3 photo’s.

17). Clare. – 3 photo’s. #

18). Georgetown. - 1 photo. #

19). Lancaster. - 1 photo. #

20). Leamington. - 1 photo. #

21). Leeds. – 1 photo.

22). Lewes. - 1 photo. #

23). Lincoln. – 2 photo's. #

24). Ludlow. - 1 photo. #

25). Mansfield. - 1 photo. #

26). Montgomerey. - 2 photo's. #

27). Newark. – 1 photo.

28). Newmarket. - 1 photo. #

29). Newport. – 4 photo’s.

30). Niagara. – 1 photo.

31). Reading. - 2 photo's. #

32). Ripley. - 2 photo's. #

33). Rockingham. - 1 photo. #

34). Roxburgh. – 3 photo's. #

35). Salisbury. - 1 photo.

36). St. Albans. - 1 photo. #

37). Stanley. – 3 photo’s. #

38). Wells. - 2 photo's. #

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"Weapon" class.

Originally a class of 19 ships, designed to utilise the yards that were too small to build the "Battle Class", only these 4 were ever completed, the rest were scrapped either on the stocks, at launch, or were never laid down.

1).Battleaxe. – 3 photo's.

2). Broadsword. – 5 photo’s.

3). Crossbow. – 2 photo's.

4). Scorpion. – 6 photo's.

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"Type 82" - The odd man out!

1). Bristol. – 7 photo’s.

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"C, Ca, Ch, Co, Cr", classes.

( The sole surviving example of a "R.N. WW11 Destroyer" is from this type. HMS Cavalier can be found preserved at Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard Museum. )

1). Cambrian. – 4 photo’s.

2). Caprice. – 3 photo's.

3). Carron. - 2 photo's.

4). Carysfort. - 3 photo's.

5). Cassandra. - 4 photo's.

6). Cavalier. - 7 photo's.

7). Cavendish. - 2 photo's.

8). Caesar. – 3 photo's.

9). Chaplet. – 3 photo's.

10). Charity. – 2 photo's.

11). Cheviot. - 3 photo's.

12). Chieftain. - 1 photo.

13). Chequers. – 3 photo’s.

14). Chevron. - 2 photo's.

15). Chivalrous. - 1 photo.

16). Cockade. – 2 photo's.

17). Comet. – 4 photo's.

18). Comus. – 4 photo's.

19). Concord. – 2 photo's.

20). Consort. – 3 photo’s.

21). Constance. - 2 photo's.

22). Contest. - 2 photo's.

23). Cossack. - 1 photo.

24). Creole. – 4 photo's. #

25). Crispin. – 2 photo's.

26). Cromwell. – 1 photo.

27). Crozier. - 1 photo.

WW11 "Tribal" class.

1). Afridi. – 2 photo's. #

2). Arunta. HMAS. - 2 photo's.

3). Ashanti. - 2 photo's. #

4). Bataan. HMAS. - 2 photo's.

5). Bedouin. - 2 photo's. #

6). Cossack. - 2 photo's.

7). Eskimo. – 3 photo's.

8). Gurkha. - 2 photo's. #

9). Huron. – 1 photo.

10). Maori. - 2 photo's. #

11). Mashona. - 2photo's. #

12). Matabele. – 3 photo’s.

13). Mohawk. – 2 photo's. #

14). Nubian. - 3 photo's. #

15). Punjabi. - 2 photo's. #

16). Sikh. - 2 photo's #

17). Somali. - 2 photo's. #

18). Tartar. – 5 photo’s.

19). Warramunga. HMAS. - 1 photo.

20). Zulu. – 1 photo.

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"Battle" Class, all groups.

Designed with the "Pacific Theatre" in mind, these ships had a much better A.A. fit than the then current RN Destroyer types, and also had a heavier 4.5" set up using twin mounting turrets rather than the existing single gun mounts.

The Later Australian Navy "Battles" were also known as the "Anzac" class and were fitted with the more modern Mk V1 Twin mountings as were fitted to newer RN ships.

1). Agincourt. – 5 photo’s.

2 ). Aisne. – 1 photo.

3). Alamein. - 3 photo's.

4). Anzac. HMAS - 1 photo.

5). Armada. - 2 photo's.

6). Artemis. - 1 photo. ( ex.HMS Sluys )

7). Barfleur. – 5 photo’s.

8). Barrosa. – 9 photo’s.

9). Cadiz. - 2 photo's.

10). Camperdown. – 4 photo’s.

11). Corunna. – 5 photo's.

12). Dunkirk. - 2 photo's.