List of destroyer classes
This is a list of destroyer classes.
Argentina (Armada de la República Argentina)
[edit]- Catamarca class — 2 ships
- La Plata class — 2 ships
- Cervantes class — 2 ships, ex-Churruca class
- Mendoza class — 3 ships
- Buenos Aires class — 7 ships, improved G class
- Almirante Domecq García class — 5 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Seguí class — 3 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Comodoro Py class — 1 ship, ex-Gearing class
- Hercules class — 2 ships (same as UK's Type 42 Batch 1)
- Almirante Brown class — 4 ships, MEKO 360 H2
Australia (Royal Australian Navy)
[edit]- River class — 6 ships
- Anzac class — 1 ship
- Stalwart class — 5 ships
- V and W class — 4 ships
- Scott class — 1 ship
- Nizam class — 5 ships
- Arunta class — 3 ships
- Quadrant class — 5 ships
- Battle class — 2 ships
- Daring class — 3 ships
- Perth class — 3 ships
- Hobart class — 3 ships
Austria-Hungary (Austro-Hungarian Navy)
[edit]- Huszár class — 13 ships[1]
- Warasdiner class— 1 ship[1]
- Tátra class— 6 ships[1]
- Ersatz Triglav class— 4 ships[1]
Brazil (Marinha do Brasil)
[edit]- Pará class — 10 ships
- Marcilio Dias class — 3 ships
- Jurua class — 6 ships ordered but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as Havant class
- Acre class — 6 ships
- Pará class — 7 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Mato Grosso class — 5 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Marcilio Dias class — 2 ships, ex-Gearing class
- Pará class — 4 ships, ex-Garcia class
Bulgaria (Bulgarian Navy)
[edit]- Fidonisy class - 1 ship
- Ognevoy class - 1 ship
Canada (Royal Canadian Navy)
[edit]- M or Patriot class — 2 ships
- Vancouver class — 2 ships, ex-S class
- River class — 14 ships
- Montgomery class — 5 ships, ex-Clemson class
- St Croix class — 3 ships, ex-Wickes class
- Tribal class — 8 ships
- Algonquin class — 2 ships
- Crescent class — 2 ships
- St Laurent class — 7 ships
- Restigouche class — 7 ships
- Mackenzie class — 4 ships
- Annapolis class — 2 ships
- Iroquois class — 4 ships
Chile (Armada de Chile)
[edit]- Capitán Orella class — 4 ships
- Capitán Merino Jarpa class — 3 ships
- Almirante Lynch class — 6 ships planned, 5 delivered
- Serrano class — 6 ships
- Almirante class — 2 ships
- Blanco Encalada class — 2 ships and 1 spare ship, ex-Fletcher class
- Serrano class — 4 ships, ex-Buckley class
- Ministro Zenteno class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Prat class — 4 ships, ex-County class
China
[edit]People's Republic of China (People's Liberation Army Navy)
[edit]- Anshan class — 4 ships, all retired (ex-Gnevny class)
- Sovremennyy class — 4 ships in active service
- Type 051 (NATO codename Luda) — 17 ships, all retired
- Type 052 (NATO codename Luhu) — 2 ships in active service
- Type 051B (NATO codename Luhai) — 1 ship in active service
- Type 052B (NATO codename Luyang I) — 2 ships in active service
- Type 051C (NATO codename Luzhou) — 2 ships in active service
- Type 052C (NATO codename Luyang II) — 6 ships in active service
- Type 052D — 22 ships in active service, 6 in sea trials and 4 under construction
- Type 055 — 3 ship in active service, 4 in sea trials and 3 under construction
Republic of China (Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)
[edit]- Chao Yang class — 14 ships (ex-Gearing class)
- Lo Yang class — 8 ships (ex-Allen M. Sumner class)
- Heng Yang class — 4 ships (ex-Fletcher class)
- Keelung class — 4 ships (ex-Kidd class)
Colombia (Armada de la República de Colombia)
[edit]- Antioquia class — 2 ships, ex-Douro class
- Halland class — 2 ships
- Antioquia class — 1 ship, ex-Fletcher class
- Caldas class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
Denmark (Royal Danish Navy)
[edit]- Hunt class - 3 ships
Dominican Republic (Dominican Navy)
[edit]- H class - 1 ship Trujillo
- F class - 1 ship Generalisimo
Ecuador (Armada del Ecuador)
[edit]- Hunt class - 2 ships
- Presidente Eloy Alfaro class - 1 ship, ex-Gearing class
Egypt (Egyptian Navy)
[edit]- El Fateh class — 2 ships, ex-Z class
- El Nasser class — 3 ships, ex-Project 30bis
- Hunt-class destroyer escort - 2 ships
Estonia (Eesti Merevägi)
[edit]- Wambola class — 1 ship, ex-Orfei class
- Lennuk class — 1 ship, ex-Izyaslav class
France (Marine Nationale)
[edit]- Durandal class (1899) — 4 ships
- Framée class (1899) — 4 ships
- Rochefortais or Pertuisane class (1900) — 4 ships
- Arquebuse class (1902) — 20 ships
- Claymore class (1905) — 13 ships
- Branlebas class (1907) — 10 ships
- Spahi class (1908) — 7 ships
- Voltigeur class (1908) — 2 ships
- Chasseur class (1909) — 4 ships
- Bouclier class (1911) — 12 ships
- Bisson class (1912) — 6 ships
- Enseigne Roux class (1915) — 3 ships
- Arabe class (1917) — 12 ships
- Chacal class — 6 ships
- Guépard class — 6 ships
- Aigle class — 6 ships
- Vauquelin class — 6 ships
- Fantasque class — 6 ships
- Mogador class — 2 ships
- Bourrasque class — 12 ships
- Adroit class — 14 ships
- T 47 class — 12 ships
- T 53 class — 6 ships
- Aconit — 1 ship
Germany (Deutsche Marine)
[edit]Greece (Hellenic Navy)
[edit]Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)
[edit]- Niki class — 4 ships
- Thyella class — 4 ships
- Aetos class — 4 ships
- Kriti class — 4 ships ordered but requisitioned by Royal Navy as Medea class
- Keravnos class — 2 ships
- Hydra class — 4 ships
- Vasilefs Georgios class — 2 ships, modified G class
- Salamis class — 1 ship, ex-B class
- Navarinon class — 1 ship, ex-E class
- Adrias class — 8 ships, ex-Hunt class
- Doxa class — 2 ships, ex-Gleaves class
- Wild Beast class — 4 ships, ex-Cannon class
- Sfnedoni class — 6 ships, ex-Fletcher class
Hellenic Navy (1974–Present)
[edit]- Themistocles class — 7 ships, ex-Gearing class
- Nearchus class — 4 ships, ex-Charles F. Adams class
India (Bharatiya Nau Sena)
[edit]- Hunt class — 8 ships
- Ranjit class — 3 ships
- Rajput class — 5 ships
- Delhi class — 3 ships
- Kolkata class — 3 ships
- Visakhapatnam class —3 active, 1 sea trials[2][3]
- Project 18-class destroyer — 6-10 ships planned.
Indonesia (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut)
[edit]- Imam Bondjol class – 2 ships, ex-Almirante Clemente class
- Gadjah Mada class – 1 ship, ex-N class
- Siliwangi class — 7 ships, ex-Skory class
Iran (Iranian Navy)
[edit]- Damavand class — 1 ship
- Babr class — 2 ships
- Gearing-class - 2 ships
- Jamaran class — 2 ships
- Khalije Fars class — Under construction
Israel (Israeli Navy)
[edit]- Z-class destroyer - 2 ships
- Hunt-class destroyer escort - 1 ship
Italy (Italian Navy)
[edit]Regia Marina (1861–1946)
[edit]- Lampo class — 5 ships
- Nembo class — 6 ships
- Soldato class — 10 ships
- Indomito class — 6 ships
- Ardito class — 2 ships
- Audace class — 2 ships
- Rosolino Pilo class — 8 ships
- Alessandro Poerio class — 3 ships
- Aquila class — 4 ships, originally ordered by Romania
- Mirabello class — 3 ships
- La Masa class — 8 ships
- Giuseppe Sirtori class — 4 ships
- Palestro class — 4 ships
- Generali class — 6 ships
- Curtatone class — 4 ships
- Leone class — 3 ships
- Sella class — 4 ships
- Sauro class — 4 ships
- Turbine or Borea class — 8 ships
- Navigatori class — 12 ships
- Freccia or Dardo class — 4 ships
- Folgore class — 4 ships
- Maestrale class — 4 ships
- Oriani class — 4 ships
- Soldati class — 12 ships
Marina Militare (1946–present)
[edit]- Benson class — 1 ship
- Gleaves class — 1 ship
- Fletcher class — 3 ships
- Impetuoso class — 2 ships
- Impavido class — 2 ships
- Audace class — 2 ships
- Luigi Durand de la Penne class — 2 ships
- Andrea Doria class — 2 ships
Japan
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- Asakaze class — 2 ships
- Ariake class — 2 ships
- Harukaze class — 2 ships
- Ayanami class — 7 ships
- Murasame class — 3 ships
- Akizuki class — 2 ships
- Yamagumo class — 6 ships
- Takatsuki class — 4 ships
- Minegumo class — 3 ships
- Haruna class — 2 ships
- Shirane class — 2 ships
- Hatsuyuki class — 12 ships
- Asagiri class — 8 ships
- Hatakaze class — 2 ships
- Kongō class — 4 ships
- Murasame class — 9 ships
- Takanami class — 5 ships
- Atago class — 2 ships
- Hyūga class — 2 ships
- Akizuki class — 4 ships
- Izumo class — 2 ships
- Asahi class — 2 ships
- Maya class — 2 ships
Manchukuo (Manchukuo Imperial Navy)
[edit]- Hai Wei class - 1 ship (ex-Momo class)
Mexico (Armada de México)
[edit]- Cuauhtémoc class — 2 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Quetzalcoatl class — 3 ships, ex-Gearing class
- Manuel Azueta class — 1 ship, converted Edsall class
Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine)
[edit]- Wolf class (Roofdier class) — 8 ships
- Admiralen class — 8 ships
- Gerard Callenburgh class — 2 ships
- Van Galen class — 2 ships, ex-N class
- S class - 2 ships
- G class - 1 ship
- Q class - 1 ship
- Wickes class - 1 ship
- Holland class — 4 ships
- Friesland class — 8 ships
Norway (Kongelige Norske Marine)
[edit]- Draug class — 3 ships
- Sleipner class — 6 ships
- Ålesund class - 2 ships (Never completed)
- Stord class — 2 ships, ex-S class
- Town class — 5 vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.
- Oslo class — 4 ships, ex-C class
- Hunt class — 5 ships
Pakistan (Pɑkistan Bahri'a)
[edit]- Tariq class — 3 ships, ex-O class
- Taimur class — 4 ships, ex-C class
- Badr class — 2 ships, ex-Battle class
- Tariq class — 3 ships, ex-Gearing class
- Babur class — 1 ship, ex-County class
- Tariq class — 5 ships, ex-Amazon-class
Peru (Marina de Guerra del Perú)
[edit]- Teniente Rodríguez class — 1 ship
- Almirante Guise class — 1 ship, ex-Izyaslav class
- Almirante Villar class — 1 ship, ex-Orfei class
- Villar class — 2 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Palacios class — 2 ships, ex-Daring class
- Garcia y Garcia class — 1 ship, ex-Holland class
- Colonel Bolognesi class — 7 ships, ex-Friesland class
Poland (Marynarka Wojenna)
[edit]- Wicher class — 2 ships
- Grom class — 2 ships
- Garland — 1 ship, ex-G class
- Piorun class — 1 ship, ex-N class
- Orkan class — 1 ship, ex-M class
- Hunt (Batch III) class — 3 ships
- Bourrasque class - 1 ship
- Wicher class — 2 ships, ex-Project 30 class
- Warszawa class — 1 ship, ex-Project 56AE
- Warszawa class — 1 ship ex-Project 61MP
Portugal (Marinha Portuguesa)
[edit]- Tejo class — 1 ship
- Guadiana class — 4 ships
- Liz class — 1 ship
- Vouga class — 5 ships
Romania (Romanian Navy)
[edit]- Regele Ferdinand class — 2 ships
- Mărăști class - 2 ships (Aquila-class scout cruisers rearmed as destroyers)
- Amiral Murgescu class - 1 ship completed (minelaying destroyer escort)
Russia/USSR (Russian Navy)
[edit]- Leningrad class — 6 ships
- Tashkent class — 1 ship
- Gnevny class — 28 ships
- Soobrazitelnyy class — 18 ships
- Opytny class — 1 ship
- Ognevoy class — 11 ships
- Zhivushiy (ex-USS) class — 9 ships
- Likhoy class — 2 ships, ex-Regele Ferdinand class
- Legky class — 2 ships, ex-Marasti class
- Prytky class — 2 ships, ex-Zerstörer 1934A class
- Prochny class — 1 ship, ex-German Zerstörer 1936A class
- Soldati class — 2 ships, ex-Soldati class
- Skoryy class — 70 ships
- Neustrashimy class — 1 ship
- Kotlin class — 27 ships
- Kildin class — 4 ships
- Krupny class — 7 ships
- Kashin class — 25 ships
- Sovremennyy class — 21 ships
- Udaloy class — 16 ships
Siam (Royal Siamese Navy)
[edit]- Sua Taynchon class — 2 ships
- Phra Ruang class — 1 ship
South Africa (South African Navy)
[edit]- W class — 2 ships
South Korea (Republic of Korea Navy)
[edit]- Chungmu class — 3 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Chungbuk class — 7 ships, ex-Gearing class
- Dae Gu class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Gwanggaeto the Great class — 3 ships
- Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class — 6 ships
- Sejong the Great class — 3 ships
Spain (Armada Española)
[edit]- Destructor class — 1 ship
- Furor class — 6 ships
- Bustamante class — 3 ships
- Alsedo class — 3 ships
- Churruca class — 16 ships
- Teruel class — 2 ships
- Ceuta class — 2 ships
- Liniers class — 2 ships
- Audaz class — 9 ships
- Oquendo class — 3 ships
- Lepanto class — 5 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Churruca class — 5 ships, ex-Gearing class
Sweden (Swedish Navy)
[edit]- Ragnar class — 3 ships
- Hugin class — 2 ships
- Wrangel class — 2 ships
- Ehrenskold class — 2 ships
- Klas class — 2 ships
- Göteborg class — 6 ships
- Psilander class — 2 ships
- Romulus class — 2 ships
- Mode class — 4 ships
- Visby class — 4 ships
- Öland class — 2 ships
- Halland class — 2 ships
- Östergotland class — 4 ships
Turkey (Osmanlı Donanması / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)
[edit]- Samsun class — 4 ships
- Muavenet-i Milliye class — 4 ships
- Adatepe class — 2 ships
- Tinaztepe class — 2 ships
- Gaziantep class — 4 ships (ex-Gleaves class)
- Demirhisar class — 4 ships (ex-I class)
- Alp Arslan class — 4 ships (ex-M class)
- Geyret class — 1 ship (ex-O and P class)
- İstanbul class — 5 ships (ex-Fletcher class)
- Zafer class - 1 ship (ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Zafer class — 2 ships (ex-Robert H. Smith class)
- Yücetepe class — 10 ships (ex-Gearing class)
- Alçıtepe class — 2 ships (ex-Gearing class)
- Berk class — 2 ships (ex-Claud Jones class)
- Gelibolu class - 3 ships (ex-Köln class)
United Kingdom (Royal Navy)
[edit]Torpedo Boat Destroyers
[edit]In 1913, the surviving units among the large heterogeneous array of older Torpedo Boat Destroyer types of the "27-knotter" and "30-knotter" varieties were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed. The earlier "26-knotters" were not included as all six vessels had been deleted before 1913.
- 26-knot classes
- Daring class — 2 ships
- Havock class — 2 ships
- Ferret class — 2 ships
- A class; (27-knot classes) — 36 original ships in this group
- Ardent class — 3 ships
- Charger class — 3 ships
- Fervent class — 2 ships
- Hardy class — 2 ships
- Janus class — 3 ships
- Salmon class — 2 ships
- Banshee class — 3 ships
- Conflict class — 3 ships
- Handy class — 3 ships
- Opossum class — 3 ships
- Rocket class — 3 ships
- Sturgeon class — 3 ships
- Swordfish class — 2 ships
- Zebra class — 1 ship
- B class (4-funnelled, 30-knot (56 km/h) classes)
- Quail class — 4 ships
- Earnest class — 6 ships
- Spiteful class — 2 ships
- Myrmidon class — 2 ships
- C class (3-funnelled, 30-knot (56 km/h) classes)
- Star class — 6 ships
- Avon class — 3 ships
- Brazen class — 4 ships
- Violet class — 2 ships
- Mermaid class — 2 ships
- Gipsy class — 3 ships
- Bullfinch class — 3 ships
- Fawn class — 6 ships
- Falcon class — 2 ships
- Greyhound class — 3 ships
- Thorn class — 3 ships
- Hawthorn special type — 2 ships
- Thornycroft special — 1 ship
- Armstrong-Whitworth special, — 1 ship
- D class; (2-funnelled, 30-knot (56 km/h) classes)
Unlike the A, B and C classes, all the (two-funnel) D class were built by one shipbuilder (Thornycroft) and comprised a single class, with minor modifications between batches.
- Desperate group — 4 ships
- Angler group — 2 ships
- Coquette group — 3 ships
- Stag special type — 1 ship
- Taku type — 1 ship, ex-Chinese prize
Conventional destroyers
[edit]In 1913, lettered names were given to all Royal Navy destroyers, previously known after the first ship of that class. The River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a recognisable modern configuration.
- River or E class — 33 ships
- Tribal or F class — 13 ships
- Beagle or G class — 16 ships
- Acorn or H class — 20 ships
- Acheron or I class — 23 ships
- Acasta or K class — 20 ships
- Swift type — 1 ship
- Laforey or L class — 22 ships
- Arno type — 1 ship
- Admiralty M class — 74 ships
- Hawthorn M class — 2 ships
- Yarrow M class — 10 ships
- Thornycroft M class — 6 ships
- Talisman class — 4 ships
- Medea class — 4 ships
- Faulknor class leader — 4 ships
- Marksman class leader — 7 ships
- Parker class leader — 6 ships
- Admiralty R class — 39 ships
- Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships
- Thornycroft R class — 5 ships
- Admiralty modified R class — 11 ships
- Admiralty S class — 55 ships
- Yarrow S class — 7 ships
- Thornycroft S class — 5 ships
- Admiralty V class — 28 ships
- Admiralty W class — 19 ships
- Thornycroft V and W class — 4 ships
- Thornycroft modified W class — 2 ships
- Admiralty modified W class — 15 ships
- Admiralty type leader — 8 ships
- Thornycroft type leader or Shakespeare class — 5 ships
- Ambuscade type — 1 ship
- Amazon type — 1 ship
- Inter-war standard classes
- Tribal class — 27 ships
- J, K and N class — 24 ships
- Hunt class — 83 ships
- L and M class — 16 ships
- Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, transferred 1940
- World War II War Emergency Programme classes
- O and P class — 16 ships
- Q and R class — 16 ships
- S and T class — 16 ships
- U and V class — 16 ships
- W and Z class — 16 ships
- C class — 32 ships
- Battle class — 23 ships
- Weapon class — 4 ships
- Laid down post-war
- Daring class — 8 ships
Guided-missile destroyers
[edit]- County class — 8 ships
- Type 82 — 1 ship
- Type 42 — 14 ships (6 Sheffield, 4 Exeter, 4 Manchester)
- Type 45 — 6 ships, commissioned 2009–2013
United States (United States Navy)
[edit]- Bainbridge class — 13 ships
- Truxtun class — 3 ships
- Smith class — 5 ships
- Paulding class — 21 ships
- Cassin class — 8 ships
- O'Brien class — 6 ships
- Tucker class — 6 ships
- Sampson class — 6 ships
- Caldwell class — 6 ships
- Wickes class — 111 ships
- Clemson class — 156 ships
- Farragut class (1934) — 8 ships
- Porter class — 8 ships
- Mahan class — 18 ships
- Gridley class — 4 ships
- Bagley class — 8 ships
- Somers class — 5 ships
- Benham class — 10 ships
- Sims class — 12 ships
- Gleaves class — 66 ships
- Benson class — 30 ships
- Fletcher class — 175 ships
- Allen M. Sumner class — 58 ships
- Gearing class — 98 ships
- Mitscher class — 4 ships
- Forrest Sherman class — 18 ships
- Farragut class (1958) — 10 ships
- Charles F. Adams class — 23 ships
- Spruance class — 30 ships
- Kidd class — 4 ships
- Arleigh Burke class — 62 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
- Zumwalt class — 3 ships (in construction or planning)
Ukraine (Ukrainian Navy)
[edit]- Leitenant Pushchin class - 2 ships
- Ukrayna class - 1 ship
- Allen M. Sumner-class - 2 ships
- Nueva Esparta class — 3 ships
- Almirante Clemente class — 6 ships
Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)
[edit]- Dubrovnik class — 1 ship
- Beograd class — 3 ships
- Split class — 1 ship
- W class — 2 ships
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 338.
- ^ "Indigenously built warship ready for launch". freepressjournal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "All About the INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's Most Powerful Destroyer". ndtv. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
References
[edit]- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.