List of destroyer classes - Definition and Overview

This is a list of destroyer classes.

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

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

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

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

Germany (Deutsche Marine)

• Hamburg class — 4 ships
• Lutjens class — 3 ships

Holland (Koninklijke Marine)

• Tromp class — 2 ships

India

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

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

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
• Asagiri class — 8 ships
• Kongo class — 4 ships
• Murasame class — 9 ships

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

Portugal Navy

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

Spain (Armada Espanola)

• Alsedo class — 3 ships
• Churruca class — 16 ships
• Alava class — 2 ships

South Korea

• Dae Gu class — 2 ships
• Chungbuk class — 7 ships
• Okpo class — 3 ships

Russia/USSR

• Leningrad class — 3 ships
• Minsk class — 3 ships
• Tashkent class — 1 ship
• Project 7 class — ? ships
• Project 30 class — ? ships
• Kotlin class (project 56) — 11 ships
• Kildin class (project 56M) — 4 ships
• Krupny class (project 57) — 8 ships
• Kashin class (project 61) — 25 ships
• Sovremenny class (project 956) — 12 ships
• Udaloy class (project 1155) — 15 ships

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

• 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
• Laforey class — 22 ships, 1913–1915
• M 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

• 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

• 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

United States (USN)

See also: list of destroyers of the United States Navy

• 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 — 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
• Benson class — 96 ships, 1939–1943
• Fletcher class — 175 ships, 1942–1944
• Allen M. Sumner class — 58 ships
• Gearing class — 98 ships, 1944–1946
• Mitscher class — 4 ships, 1952
• Dealey class — 13 ships, 1953–1957
• Forrest Sherman class — 18 ships, 1956–1958
• Claud Jones class — 4 ships, 1958–1959
• Farragut class — 10 ships, 1958–1960
• Charles F. Adams class — 23 ships, 1959–1963
• Spruance class — 30 ships, 1973–1979
• Kidd class, a modified Spruance class — 5 ships, 1979–1982
• Arleigh Burke class — 36 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
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