List of destroyer classes
This is a list of destroyer classes.
Argentina (Armada de la República Argentina)
- 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)
- 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 under construction
Austria-Hungary (Austro-Hungarian Navy)
- Huszár class — 13 ships[1]
- Warasdiner class— 1 ship[1]
- Tátra class— 6 ships[1]
Brazil (Marinha do Brasil)
- 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
Canada (Royal Canadian Navy)
- 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)
- Capitán Orella class — 4 ships
- Mutilla class — 6 ships, improved Viper class
- 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, ex-Fletcher class
- Ministro Zenteno class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Prat class — 4 ships, ex-County class
China (People's Liberation Army Navy)
- Anshan class — 4 ships, all retired (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Sovremennyy class — 4 ships in active service
- Type 051 (NATO codename Luda) — 6 ships in active service, 11 retired
- Type 052 (NATO codename Luhu) — 2 ships in active serve
- 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 — 5 ships in active service, 13 more planned or under construction
- Type 055 — 4 under construction, at least 6 planned
Colombia (Armada de la República de Colombia)
- 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
Ecuador (Armada del Ecuador)
- Presidente Eloy Alfaro class - 1 ship, ex-Gearing class
Egypt (Egyptian Navy)
- El Fateh class — 2 ships, ex-Z class
- El Nasser class — 3 ships, ex-Project 30bis
Estonia (Eesti Merevägi)
- Wambola class — 1 ship, ex-Orfei class
- Lennuk class — 1 ship, ex-Izyaslav class
France (Marine Nationale)
- Horizon class — 2 ships
- Aquitaine class — 8 ships (in construction or planning)
Germany (Deutsche Marine)
Greece (Hellenic Navy)
Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)
- Niki class — 4 ships
- Thyella class — 4 ships
- Wild Beast 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)
- Themistocles class — 7 ships, ex-Gearing class
- Nearchus class — 4 ships, ex-Charles F. Adams class
India (Bharatiya Nau Sena)
- Hunt class — 8 ships
- Ranjit class — 3 ships
- Rajput class — 5 ships
- Delhi class — 3 ships
- Kolkata class — 3 ships
- Visakhapatnam class — 4 ships planned, 2 under construction[2][3]
Indonesia (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut)
- Gadjah Mada class - 1 ship, ex-N class
- Siliwangi class — 7 ships, ex-Project 30bis upgraded to Project 30BK
Iran (Iranian Navy)
- Damavand class — 1 ship
- Babr class — 2 ships
- Jamaran class — 2 ships
- Khalije Fars class — Under construction
Italy (Italian Navy)
Regia Marina (1861–1946)
- 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)
- 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
- Hatakaze class — 2 ships
- Kongō class — 4 ships
- Murasame class — 9 ships
- Takanami class — 5 ships
- Atago class — 2 ships
- Akizuki class — 4 ships
Mexico (Armada de México)
- 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)
- Wolf class (Roofdier class) — 8 ships
- Admiralen class — 8 ships
- Gerard Callenburgh class — 2 ships
- Van Galen class — 2 ships, ex-N class
- Holland class — 4 ships
- Friesland class — 8 ships
Norway (Kongelige Norske Marine)
- Draug class — 3 ships
- Sleipner class — 6 ships
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- Tejo class — 1 ship
- Guadiana class — 4 ships
- Liz class — 1 ship
- Vouga class — 5 ships
Romania (Romanian Navy)
- 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)
- 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 — 5 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)
- Sua Taynchon class — 2 ships
- Phra Ruang class — 1 ship
South Africa (South African Navy)
- W class — 2 ships
South Korea (Republic of Korea Navy)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Oland class — 2 ships
- Halland class — 2 ships
- Östergotland class — 4 ships
Republic of China (Taiwan) (Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)
- Chao Yang class — 14 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Lo Yang class — 8 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Heng Yang class — 4 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Keelung class — 4 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
Turkey (Osmanlı Donanması / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)
- Samsun class — 4 ships
- Muavenet-i Milliye class — 4 ships
- Adatepe class — 2 ships
- Tinaztepe class — 2 ships
- Gaziantep class — 4 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Demirhisar class — 4 ships (ex-Template:Sclass2-)
- Alp Arslan class — 4 ships
- Geyret class — 1 ship (ex-Template:Sclass2-)
- İstanbul class — 5 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Zafer class — 2 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Yücetepe class — 10 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Alçıtepe class — 2 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
- Berk class — 2 ships (ex-Template:Sclass-)
United Kingdom (Royal Navy)
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
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
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
- 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)
- 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)
Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)
- Dubrovnik class — 1 ship
- Beograd class — 3 ships
- Split class — 1 ship
- W class — 2 ships
Venezuela (ARBV)
- Nueva Esparta class — 3 ships
- Almirante Clemente class — 6 ships
Notes
- ^ a b c 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.
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References
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.