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| Class | Country | Type | Launch years | Displacement (tons) | Number |
| L and M | UK | destroyer | 1939-42 | 1,920 | 16 |
| L'Adroit = 1500 tonnes | France | destroyer | 1926-29 | 1,356 | 14 |
| La Galissonnière | France | light cruiser | 1933-36 | 7,600 | 6 |
| Le Fantasque = 2610 tonnes |
France | destroyer (or light cruiser) | 1933-34 | 2,570 | 6 |
| Le Hardi | France | destroyer | 1938-47 | 1,772 | 11 completed |
| Leander | UK | light cruiser | 1931-34 | 6,830-7,270 | 8 |
| Leipzig = Nurnberg | Germany | light cruiser | 1929-34 | 6,515-6,980 | 2 |
| Lexington | US | aircraft carrier | 1925 | 41,000 | 2 |
| London: sub-class of County | UK | heavy cruiser | 1927-28 | 9,850 | 4 |
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