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List of destroyer classes

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This is a list of destroyer classes.

Austria-Hungary (Austro-Hungarian Navy)

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Bulgaria (Bulgarian Navy)

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China

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People's Republic of China (People's Liberation Army Navy)

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  • 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)

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Dominican Republic (Dominican Navy)

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Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)

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Hellenic Navy (1974–Present)

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Israel (Israeli Navy)

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Regia Marina (1861–1946)

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Marina Militare (1946–present)

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Japan

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Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine)

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Romania (Romanian Navy)

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Russia/USSR (Russian Navy)

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South Africa (South African Navy)

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Sweden (Swedish Navy)

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United Kingdom (Royal Navy)

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Torpedo Boat Destroyers

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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.

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

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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.

Guided-missile destroyers

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United States (United States Navy)

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Ukraine (Ukrainian Navy)

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Venezuela (ARBV)

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Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 338.
  2. ^ "Indigenously built warship ready for launch". freepressjournal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "All About the INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's Most Powerful Destroyer". ndtv. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

References

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  • Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.