Ships
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Battleaxe | G18, later D118 | Yarrow and Company, Scotstoun | 22 April 1944 | 12 June 1945 | 23 October 1947 | Broken up, 1964 |
| HMS Broadsword | G31, later D31 | Yarrow and Company, Scotstoun | 20 July 1944 | 5 February 1946 | 4 October 1948 | Broken up, 1968 |
| HMS Cutlass | G74 | Yarrow and Company, Scotstoun | 28 September 1944 | 20 March 1946 | not completed | Cancelled 23 December 1945, broken up at Troon, 1946 |
| HMS Dagger | G23 | Yarrow and Company, Scotstoun | 7 March 1945 | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 23 December 1945, scrapped on slip |
| HMS Crossbow | G96, later D96 | John I. Thornycroft and Company, Woolston | 26 August 1944 | 20 December 1945 | 4 March 1948 | Broken up, 1972 |
| HMS Culverin | G28 | John I. Thornycroft and Company, Woolston | 27 April 1944 | March 1946 | not completed | Broken up at Grays, 1946 |
| HMS Howitzer | G44 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 26 February 1945 | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945, scrapped on slip |
| HMS Longbow | G55 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 11 April 1945 | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945, scrapped on slip |
| HMS Scorpion (ex-Tomahawk, ex-Centaur) | G64, later D64 | J. Samuel White, Cowes | 16 December 1944 | 15 August 1946 | 17 September 1947 | Broken up, 1971 |
| HMS Sword (ex-Celt) | G85 | J. Samuel White, Cowes | 17 September 1945 | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945, scrapped on slip |
| HMS Musket | G85 | J. Samuel White, Cowes | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945 |
| HMS Lance (ex-Rapier) | none allocated | J. Samuel White, Cowes | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945 |
| HMS Carronade | G82 | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Greenock | 26 April 1944 | 4 April 1946 | not completed | Cancelled 23 December 1945, broken up at Troon, 1946 |
| HMS Claymore | G34 | Scotts, Greenock | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945, scrapped on slip |
| HMS Dirk | G02 | Scotts, Greenock | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 15 October 1945 |
| HMS Grenade | G53 | Scotts, Greenock | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 22 November 1944 |
| HMS Halberd | G99 | Scotts, Greenock | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 22 November 1944 |
| HMS Poniard | G06 | Scotts, Greenock | not laid down | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 22 November 1944 |
| HMS Rifle | G21 | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton | 30 June 1944 | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 27 December 1945, scrapped on slip |
| HMS Spear | G30 | Denny, Dumbarton | 29 September 1944 | not launched | not completed | Cancelled 27 December 1945, scrapped on slip |
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