List of Destroyer Classes of The Royal Navy

This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, organised chronologically by entry into service.

Ships of the Royal Navy
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • fleet aircraft carriers
  • escort aircraft carriers
  • seaplane carriers
  • amphibious assault shipping
  • battlecruisers
  • dreadnought battleships
  • pre-dreadnought battleships
  • ironclads
  • bomb vessels
  • corvettes and sloops
  • cruisers
  • destroyers
  • fireships
  • frigates
  • gun-brigs
  • gunboats & gunvessels
  • mine countermeasure vessels
  • monitors
  • patrol and attack craft
  • royal yachts
  • ships of the line
  • submarines
  • support ships
  • survey vessels
  • shore establishments
  • hospitals and hospital ships
  • air stations
  • aircraft wings
  • fleets and major commands
  • squadrons and flotillas
  • early English ships
  • early Scots ships

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