British World War II Destroyers
At the start of World War II, the Royal Navy operated a range of destroyer classes. Some of these were legacies of World War I (including those acquired from the United States), some were designed during the inter-war years and the rest were the result of wartime experience and conditions. British-built and -designed vessels were also supplied to and built by allied navies, primarily the Australian and Canadian.
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