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Ship "Index".

10). Destroyers, - WW1 to present.

I have tried my best to separate the ships in this section into more representative groups, 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, through the many, and various, inter war year series, then onto the "Tribals", the "Emergency Build" ships, the "Hunt Classes" and on up to the late WW11 "Battle, Weapon and C, CA, CH, CO and CR" classes. Of necessity it is again becoming rather large and unwieldy, so I may attempt to further separate the appropriate sections.

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 though must be the "Type 82", HMS Bristol. She 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", once the envy of the world, and this country is now left with but a still diminishing shadow of its former Navy. ( and the other services it must be said ).

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

Section last updated:- Early June 2009. -- Earlier amendments are now unmarked.

WW11 "Tribal" class.

1). Afridi. – 1 photo.

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

3). Bataan. HMAS. - 1 photo.

4). Bedouin. - 1 photo.

5). Eskimo. – 2 photo's.

6). Huron. – 1 photo.

7). Matabele. – 3 photo’s.

8). Mohawk. – 1 photo.

9). Tartar. – 5 photo’s.

10). Zulu. – 1 photo.

11). Warramunga. HMAS. - 1 photo.

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Late WW1 "V & W's" and "Emergency Builds".

( many survived through WW11. )

1). Valkyrie. - 1 photo.

2). Valorous. – 1 photo.

3). Vanessa. - 1 photo.

4). Vanoc. - 1 photo.

5). Vansittart. – 1 photo.

6). Venetia. - 1 photo.

7). Venomous. - 2 photo's.

8). Verdun. – 2 photo's.

9). Verity. - 1 photo.

10). Veteran. - 2 photo's.

11). Vidette. – 1 photo.

12). Vimy. – 1 photo.

13). Viscount. – 1 photo.

14). Volunteer. - 1 photo.

15). Vortigern. – 1 photo.

16). Wakefull. – 1 photo.

17). Walker. – 1 photo.

18). Wallace. – 2 photo's.

19). Walpole. – 2 photo's.

20). Wanderer. – 4 photo’s.

21). Warwick. - 1 photo.

22). Watchman. – 1 photo.

23). Waterhen. – 1 photo.

24). Westminster. – 1 photo.

25). Whitehall. – 3 photo’s.

26). Whitshed. - 1 photo.

27). Winchelsea. – 3 photo’s.

28). Winchester. – 1 photo.

29). Woolston. – 1 photo.

30). Wrestler. - 1 photo.

31). Wryneck. – 1 photo.

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"Hunt" class, ( all groups )

1). Adrias. – 1 photo.

2). Allbrighton. – 1 photo.

3). Atherstone. – 1 photo.

4). Belvoir. - 1 photo.

5). Bicester. - 3 photo's.

6). Blackmore. – 1 photo.

7). Blankney. – 2 photo's.

8 ). Bleasdale. – 2 photo's.

9). Blencathra. - 1 photo.

10). Brecon. - 1 photo.

11). Brissenden. – 2 photo's.

12). Brocklesby. – 5 photo’s.

13 ). Calpe. – 1 photo.

14). Cleveland. – 1 photo.

15). Cowdray. - 2 photo's.

16). Culver. – 1 photo.

17). Derwent. - 1 photo.

18). Easton. - 1 photo.

19). Eridge. - 1 photo.

20). Eskdale. - 1 photo.

21). Farndale. - 1 photo.

22). Glaisdale. - 1 photo.

23). Hambledon. – 2 photo's.

24). Hunt. – 1 photo.

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

26). Limbourne. – 2 photo’s.

27). Melbreak. – 3 photo’s.

28). Mendip. - 1 photo.

29). Middleton. – 1 photo.

30). Oakley. - 1 photo.

31). Pearl. – 1 photo.

32). Stevenstone. – 2 photo's.

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

34). Tynedale. – 2 photo’s.

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"Town" Class.

( There were originally 50 of these American WW1 vintage destroyers provided under the "Lend - Lease" agreement whereby we gave up many shore bases in exchange. )

1). Beverley. – 2 photo’s.

2). Churchill. – 3 photo’s.

3). Clare. – 2 photo’s.

4). Leeds. – 1 photo.

5). Lincoln. – 1 photo.

6). Montgomerey. - 1 photo.

7). Newark. – 1 photo.

8). Newport. – 3 photo’s.

9). Niagara. – 1 photo.

10). Reading. – 1 photo.

11). Roxburgh. – 2 photo's.

12). Stanley. – 2 photo’s.

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"Battle" Class, all groups.

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

1). Agincourt. – 5 photo’s.

2 ). Aisne. – 1 photo.

3). Alamein. - 3 photo's.

4). Armada. - 2 photo's.

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

6). Barfleur. – 5 photo’s.

7). Barrosa. – 9 photo’s.

8). Cadiz. - 2 photo's.

9). Camperdown. – 2 photo’s.

10). Corunna. – 5 photo's.

11). Dunkirk. - 2 photo's.

12). Finisterre. - 2 photo's.

13). Gabbard. - 2 photo's.

14). Gravelines. – 3 photo's.

15). Hogue. – 2 photo’s.

16). Jutland. - 3 photo's.

17). Khaiber. - 1 photo. (ex. HMS. Cadiz)

18). Matapan. - 3 photo's.

19). St. James. – 2 photo's.

20). St. Kitts. - 1 photo.

21). Saintes. - 4 photo's.

22). Sluys. – 3 photo’s.

23). Solebay. – 1 photo.

24). Tobruk. HMAS. - 1 photo.

25). Trafalgar. - 1 photo.

26). Vigo. - 1 photo.

27). 4th. Destroyer Squadron. - 1 photo.

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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. – 4 photo’s.

3). Crossbow. – 2 photo's.

4). Scorpion. – 6 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 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.