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British destroyers of WWII Feb 2017 - -
German destroyers of WWII Feb 2017 - -

British destroyers of WWII

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The RN's destroyers at the outbreak of WWII were those vessels developed and built in the inter-war years, based on the experience of WWI and the restrictions of the inter-war naval treaties.

Classes

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Inter-war standard classes
World War II War Emergency Programme classes
Foreign purchases and transfers
Escort destroyers
  • Hunt class — 83 ships (20 Type I, 33 Type II, 28 Type III, 2 Type IV), 1939–1942, "escort destroyers"
Post-war all-gun design

References

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  • Cocker, M : Destroyers of the Royal Navy: 1893 to the Present Day (2011) ISBN 9780752461595
  • R Gardiner, R Gray : Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1922–1946 (1980) ISBN 0-85177-146-7
  • Whitley, MH : Destroyers of World War Two (1988) ISBN 1-85409-521-8

German destroyers and torpedo boats of WWII

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German destroyers and torpedo boats at the outbreak of the Second World War were those vessels built during Nazi Germany's programme of re-armament.

Classes: Torpedo boats

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Classes: Destroyers

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References

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  • Gardiner R, Chesnau R : Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 (1980) ISBN 0-85177-146-7
  • Erich Groner : German Warships 1815-1945 Vol 1 (1982) ISBN 0-85177-533-0
  • [[:Category:World War II torpedo boats of Germany
  • [[:Category:Torpedo boats of the Kriegsmarine
  • [[:Category:World War II destroyers of Germany
  • [[:Category:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom