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Argentina ( Armada de la República Argentina)

* ''Catamarca'' class — 2 ships * ''La Plata'' class — 2 ships * ''Cervantes'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Churruca'' class * ''Mendoza'' class — 3 ships * ''Buenos Aires'' class — 7 ships, improved G class * ''Almirante Domecq García'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Seguí'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Allen M. Sumner'' class * ''Comodoro Py'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Gearing'' class * ''Hercules'' class — 2 ships (same as UK's Type 42 Batch 1) * ''Almirante Brown'' class — 4 ships, MEKO 360 H2


Australia (

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the navy, naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy (CN) Vice admiral (Australia), Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (admiral), Ma ...
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* ''River'' class — 6 ships * ''Anzac'' class — 1 ship * ''Stalwart'' class — 5 ships * V and W class — 4 ships * ''Scott'' class — 1 ship * ''Nizam'' class — 5 ships * ''Arunta'' class — 3 ships * ''Quadrant'' class — 5 ships * ''Battle'' class — 2 ships * ''Daring'' class — 3 ships * ''Perth'' class — 3 ships * ''Hobart'' class — 3 ships


Austria-Hungary (

Austro-Hungarian Navy The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (, in short ''k.u.k. Kriegsmarine'', ) was the navy, naval force of Austria-Hungary. Ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy were designated ''SMS'', for ''Seiner Majestät Schiff'' (His Majes ...
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* ''Huszár'' class — 13 shipsGardiner and Gray 1985, p. 338. * ''Warasdiner'' class— 1 ship * ''Tátra'' class— 6 ships * ''Ersatz Triglav'' class— 4 ships


Brazil ( Marinha do Brasil)

* ''Pará'' class — 10 ships * ''Marcilio Dias'' class — 3 ships * ''Jurua'' class — 6 ships ordered but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as ''Havant'' class * ''Acre'' class — 6 ships * ''Pará'' class — 7 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Mato Grosso'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Allen M. Sumner'' class * ''Marcilio Dias'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class * ''Pará'' class — 4 ships, ex- ''Garcia'' class


Bulgaria (

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* ''Fidonisy'' class - 1 ship * ''Ognevoy'' class - 1 ship


Canada (

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...
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* M or ''Patriot'' class — 2 ships * ''Vancouver'' class — 2 ships, ex- S class * River class — 14 ships * ''Montgomery'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Clemson'' class * ''St Croix'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Wickes'' class * Tribal class — 8 ships * ''Algonquin'' class — 2 ships * ''Crescent'' class — 2 ships * ''St Laurent'' class — 7 ships * ''Restigouche'' class — 7 ships * ''Mackenzie'' class — 4 ships * ''Annapolis'' class — 2 ships * ''Iroquois'' class — 4 ships


Chile ( Armada de Chile)

* — 4 ships * — 3 ships * ''Almirante Lynch'' class — 6 ships planned, 5 delivered * ''Serrano'' class — 6 ships * ''Almirante'' class — 2 ships *''Blanco Encalada'' class — 2 ships and 1 spare ship, ex- ''Fletcher'' class *''Serrano'' class — 4 ships, ex- ''Buckley'' class *''Ministro Zenteno'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Allen M. Sumner'' class *''Prat'' class — 4 ships, ex- County class


China


People's Republic of China (

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare military branch, branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China. It i ...
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* ''Anshan'' class — 4 ships, all retired (ex-) * ''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)

* ''Chao Yang'' class — 14 ships (ex-) * ''Lo Yang'' class — 8 ships (ex-) * ''Heng Yang'' class — 4 ships (ex-) * ''Keelung'' class — 4 ships (ex-)


Colombia ( Armada de la República de Colombia)

* ''Antioquia'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Douro'' class * ''Halland'' class — 2 ships * ''Antioquia'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Caldas'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Allen M. Sumner'' class


Denmark (

Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy (, ) is the Naval warfare, sea-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Denmark, Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and ...
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* Hunt class - 3 ships


Dominican Republic ( Dominican Navy)

* H class - 1 ship ''Trujillo'' * F class - 1 ship ''Generalisimo''


Ecuador ( Armada del Ecuador)

* Hunt class - 2 ships * ''Presidente Eloy Alfaro'' class - 1 ship, ex- ''Gearing'' class


Egypt (

Egyptian Navy The Egyptian Navy (), also known as the Egyptian Naval Forces, is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy in the Middle East as well as Africa, and is the twelfth largest (by the number of vessels) navy in the w ...
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*''El Fateh'' class — 2 ships, ex- Z class *''El Nasser'' class — 3 ships, ex- Project 30bis * Hunt-class destroyer escort - 2 ships


Estonia ( Eesti Merevägi)

*''Wambola'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Orfei'' class *''Lennuk'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Izyaslav'' class


France (

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* (1899) — 4 ships * (1899) — 4 ships * or ''Pertuisane'' class (1900) — 4 ships * (1902) — 20 ships * (1905) — 13 ships * (1907) — 10 ships * (1908) — 7 ships * (1908) — 2 ships * (1909) — 4 ships * (1911) — 12 ships * (1912) — 6 ships * (1915) — 3 ships * (1917) — 12 ships * (1926) — 6 ships * (1926) — 12 ships * (1928) — 14 ships * (1929) — 6 ships * (1932) — 6 ships * (1933) — 6 ships * (1935) — 6 ships * (1939) — 2 ships * (1955) — 12 ships * (1957) — 6 ships * — 1 ship * ''Suffren'' class (1967) - 2 ships * ''Tourville'' class (1975) — 3 ships * ''Georges Leygues'' class (1979) - 7 ships * ''Cassard'' class (1988) - 2 ships * ''Horizon'' class (2007) - 2 ships in service * ''Aquitaine'' class (2012) - 8 ships in service * ''Amiral Ronarc'h'' class (2025)


Germany ( Deutsche Marine)


Greece (

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; , abbreviated ΠΝ) is the Navy, naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independ ...
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Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)

* ''Niki'' class — 4 ships * ''Thyella'' class — 4 ships * Aetos class — 4 ships * ''Kriti'' class — 4 ships ordered but requisitioned by Royal Navy as ''Medea'' class * ''Keravnos'' class — 2 ships * ''Hydra'' class — 4 ships * ''Vasilefs Georgios'' class — 2 ships, modified G class * ''Salamis'' class — 1 ship, ex- B class * ''Navarinon'' class — 1 ship, ex- E class * ''Adrias'' class — 8 ships, ex- Hunt class * ''Doxa'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Gleaves'' class * ''Wild Beast'' class — 4 ships, ex- ''Cannon'' class * ''Sfnedoni'' class — 6 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class


Hellenic Navy (1974–Present)

* ''Themistocles'' class — 7 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class * ''Nearchus'' class — 4 ships, ex- ''Charles F. Adams'' class


India ( Bharatiya Nau Sena)

* Hunt class — 8 ships * ''Ranjit'' class — 3 ships * ''Rajput'' class — 5 ships * ''Delhi'' class — 3 ships * ''Kolkata'' class — 3 ships * ''Visakhapatnam'' class — 4 ships * Project 18-class destroyer — 6-10 ships planned.


Indonesia ( Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut)

* ''Imam Bondjol'' class – 2 ships, ex- Almirante Clemente class *''Gadjah Mada'' class – 1 ship, ex- N class *''Siliwangi'' class — 7 ships, ex- Skory class


Iran ( Iranian Navy)

* ''Damavand'' class — 1 ship * ''Babr'' class — 2 ships * ''Gearing''-class - 2 ships * ''Jamaran'' class — 2 ships * ''Khalije Fars'' class — Under construction


Israel (

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy (, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'', ; ) is the Israel Defense Forces#Arms, naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea th ...
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* Z-class destroyer - 2 ships * Hunt-class destroyer escort - 1 ship


Italy (

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Regia Marina (1861–1946)

* ''Lampo'' class — 5 ships * ''Nembo'' class — 6 ships * Soldato class — 10 ships * ''Indomito'' class — 6 ships * ''Ardito'' class — 2 ships * ''Audace'' class — 2 ships * ''Rosolino Pilo'' class — 8 ships * ''Alessandro Poerio class'' — 3 ships * ''Aquila'' class — 4 ships, originally ordered by Romania * ''Mirabello'' class — 3 ships * ''La Masa'' class — 8 ships * ''Giuseppe Sirtori'' class — 4 ships * ''Palestro'' class — 4 ships * Generali class — 6 ships * ''Curtatone'' class — 4 ships * ''Leone'' class — 3 ships * ''Sella'' class — 4 ships * ''Sauro'' class — 4 ships * ''Turbine'' or ''Borea'' class — 8 ships * Navigatori class — 12 ships * ''Freccia'' or ''Dardo'' class — 4 ships * ''Folgore'' class — 4 ships * ''Maestrale'' class — 4 ships * ''Oriani'' class — 4 ships * Soldati class — 12 ships


Marina Militare (1946–present)

* ''Benson'' class — 1 ship * ''Gleaves'' class — 1 ship * ''Fletcher'' class — 3 ships * ''Impetuoso'' class — 2 ships * ''Impavido'' class — 2 ships * ''Audace'' class — 2 ships * ''Luigi Durand de la Penne'' class — 2 ships * ''Andrea Doria'' class — 2 ships


Japan

* ''Asakaze'' class — 2 ships * ''Ariake'' class — 2 ships * ''Harukaze'' class — 2 ships * ''Ayanami'' class — 7 ships * ''Murasame'' class — 3 ships * ''Akizuki'' class — 2 ships * ''Yamagumo'' class — 6 ships * ''Takatsuki'' class — 4 ships * ''Minegumo'' class — 3 ships * ''Haruna'' class — 2 ships * ''Shirane'' class — 2 ships * ''Hatsuyuki'' class — 12 ships * ''Asagiri'' class — 8 ships * ''Hatakaze'' class — 2 ships * ''Kongō'' class — 4 ships * ''Murasame'' class — 9 ships * ''Takanami'' class — 5 ships * ''Atago'' class — 2 ships * ''Hyūga'' class — 2 ships * ''Akizuki'' class — 4 ships * ''Izumo'' class — 2 ships * ''Asahi'' class — 2 ships * ''Maya'' class — 2 ships


Manchukuo ( Manchukuo Imperial Navy)

* ''Hai Wei'' class - 1 ship (ex- ''Momo'' class)


Mexico ( Armada de México)

* ''Cuauhtémoc'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Quetzalcoatl'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class * ''Manuel Azueta'' class — 1 ship, converted ''Edsall'' class


Netherlands (

Koninklijke Marine The Royal Netherlands Navy (, ) is the Navy, maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It traces its history to 8 January 1488, making it the List of navies, third-oldest navy in the world. During the 17th and early 18th centurie ...
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* ''Wolf'' class (Roofdier class) — 8 ships * ''Admiralen'' class — 8 ships * ''Gerard Callenburgh'' class — 2 ships * ''Van Galen'' class — 2 ships, ex- N class * S class - 2 ships * G class - 1 ship * Q class - 1 ship * ''Wickes'' class - 1 ship * ''Holland'' class — 4 ships * ''Friesland'' class — 8 ships


North Korea ( Korean People's Army Navy)

* Choe Hyon class - 1


Norway ( Kongelige Norske Marine)

* ''Draug'' class — 3 ships * ''Sleipner'' class — 6 ships * ''Ålesund'' class - 2 ships (Never completed) * ''Stord'' class — 2 ships, ex- S class * ''Town'' class — 5 vessels on loan from the Royal Navy. * ''Oslo'' class — 4 ships, ex- C class * ''Hunt'' class — 5 ships


Pakistan ( Pɑkistan Bahri'a)

* ''Tariq'' class — 3 ships, ex- O class * ''Taimur'' class — 4 ships, ex- C class * ''Badr'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Battle'' class * ''Tariq'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class * ''Babur'' class — 1 ship, ex- County class * ''Tariq'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Amazon''-class


Peru ( Marina de Guerra del Perú)

* ''Teniente Rodríguez'' class — 1 ship * ''Almirante Guise'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Izyaslav'' class * ''Almirante Villar'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Orfei'' class * ''Villar'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Palacios'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Daring'' class * ''Garcia y Garcia'' class — 1 ship, ex- ''Holland'' class * ''Colonel Bolognesi'' class — 7 ships, ex- ''Friesland'' class


Poland ( Marynarka Wojenna)

* ''Wicher'' class — 2 ships * ''Grom'' class — 2 ships * ''Garland'' — 1 ship, ex- G class * ''Piorun'' class — 1 ship, ex- N class * ''Orkan'' class — 1 ship, ex- M class * Hunt (Batch III) class — 3 ships * ''Bourrasque'' class - 1 ship * ''Wicher'' class — 2 ships, ex- Project 30 class * ''Warszawa'' class — 1 ship, ex- Project 56AE * ''Warszawa'' class — 1 ship ex- Project 61MP


Portugal ( Marinha Portuguesa)

* ''Tejo'' class — 1 ship * ''Guadiana'' class — 4 ships * ''Liz'' class — 1 ship * ''Vouga'' class — 5 ships


Romania ( Romanian Navy)

* — 2 ships * ''Mărăști'' class - 2 ships (''Aquila''-class
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s rearmed as destroyers) * ''Amiral Murgescu'' class - 1 ship completed ( minelaying
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Russia/USSR (

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Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until being dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution and the declaration of ...


Soviet Navy The Soviet Navy was the naval warfare Military, uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with t ...

* ''Leningrad'' class — 6 ships * ''Tashkent'' class — 1 ship * ''Gnevny'' class — 28 ships * ''Soobrazitelnyy'' class — 18 ships * ''Opytny'' class — 1 ship * ''Ognevoy'' class — 11 ships * ''Zhivushiy'' (ex-USS) class — 9 ships * ''Likhoy'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Regele Ferdinand'' class * ''Legky'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Marasti'' class * ''Prytky'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Zerstörer'' 1934A class * ''Prochny'' class — 1 ship, ex- German ''Zerstörer'' 1936A class * Soldati class — 2 ships, ex- Soldati class * ''Skoryy'' class — 70 ships * ''Neustrashimy'' class — 1 ship * Kotlin class — 27 ships * Kildin class — 4 ships * Krupny class — 7 ships * Kashin class — 25 ships * ''Sovremennyy'' class — 21 ships * ''Udaloy'' class — 16 ships


Siam ( Royal Siamese Navy)

*''Sua Taynchon'' class — 2 ships * ''Phra Ruang'' class — 1 ship


South Africa (

South African Navy The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery prote ...
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* W class — 2 ships


South Korea (

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ), also known as the ROK Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and Amphibious warfare, amphibious operations. The South ...
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* ''Chungmu'' class — 3 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Chungbuk'' class — 7 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class * ''Dae Gu'' class — 2 ships, ex- ''Allen M. Sumner'' class * ''Gwanggaeto the Great'' class — 3 ships * ''Chungmugong Yi Sunshin'' class — 6 ships * ''Sejong the Great'' class — 3 ships


Spain ( Armada Española)

* ''Destructor'' class — 1 ship * ''Furor'' class — 6 ships * ''Bustamante'' class — 3 ships * ''Alsedo'' class — 3 ships * ''Churruca'' class — 16 ships * ''Teruel'' class — 2 ships * ''Ceuta'' class — 2 ships * ''Liniers'' class — 2 ships * ''Audaz'' class — 9 ships * ''Oquendo'' class — 3 ships * ''Lepanto'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Fletcher'' class * ''Churruca'' class — 5 ships, ex- ''Gearing'' class


Sweden (

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy () is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy () – as well as marine units, the Amph ...
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* ''Ragnar'' class — 3 ships * ''Hugin'' class — 2 ships * ''Wrangel'' class — 2 ships * ''Ehrenskold'' class — 2 ships * ''Klas'' class — 2 ships * ''Göteborg'' class — 6 ships * ''Psilander'' class — 2 ships * ''Romulus'' class — 2 ships * ''Mode'' class — 4 ships * ''Visby'' class — 4 ships * ''Öland'' class — 2 ships * ''Halland'' class — 2 ships * ''Östergotland'' class — 4 ships


Turkey ( Osmanlı Donanması / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)

* ''Samsun'' class — 4 ships * ''Muavenet-i Milliye'' class — 4 ships * ''Adatepe'' class — 2 ships * ''Tinaztepe'' class — 2 ships * ''Gaziantep'' class — 4 ships (ex-) * ''Demirhisar'' class — 4 ships (ex-) * ''Alp Arslan'' class — 4 ships (ex- M class) * ''Geyret'' class — 1 ship (ex-) * ''İstanbul'' class — 5 ships (ex-) * ''Zafer'' class - 1 ship (ex- * ''Zafer'' class — 2 ships (ex-) * ''Yücetepe'' class — 10 ships (ex-) * ''Alçıtepe'' class — 2 ships (ex-) * ''Berk'' class — 2 ships (ex-) * ''Gelibolu'' class - 3 ships (ex-)


United Kingdom (

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Torpedo Boat Destroyers

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classes ** ''Daring'' class — 2 ships ** ''Havock'' class — 2 ships ** ''Ferret'' class — 2 ships * A class; (27-
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classes) — 36 original ships in this group ** ''Ardent'' class — 3 ships ** ''Charger'' class — 3 ships ** ''Fervent'' class — 2 ships ** ''Hardy'' class — 2 ships ** ''Janus'' class — 3 ships ** ''Salmon'' class — 2 ships ** ''Banshee'' class — 3 ships ** ''Conflict'' class — 3 ships ** ''Handy'' class — 3 ships ** ''Opossum'' class — 3 ships ** ''Rocket'' class — 3 ships ** ''Sturgeon'' class — 3 ships ** ''Swordfish'' class — 2 ships ** ''Zebra'' class — 1 ship * B class (4-funnelled, classes) ** ''Quail'' class — 4 ships ** ''Earnest'' class — 6 ships ** ''Spiteful'' class — 2 ships ** ''Myrmidon'' class — 2 ships * C class (3-funnelled, classes) ** ''Star'' class — 6 ships ** ''Avon'' class — 3 ships ** ''Brazen'' class — 4 ships ** ''Violet'' class — 2 ships ** ''Mermaid'' class — 2 ships ** ''Gipsy'' class — 3 ships ** ''Bullfinch'' class — 3 ships ** ''Fawn'' class — 6 ships ** ''Falcon'' class — 2 ships ** ''Greyhound'' class — 3 ships ** ''Thorn'' class — 3 ships ** Hawthorn special type — 2 ships ** Thornycroft special — 1 ship ** Armstrong-Whitworth special, — 1 ship * D class; (2-funnelled, classes) Unlike the A, B and C classes, all the (two-funnel) D class were built by one shipbuilder (
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) 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

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. * River or E class — 33 ships * Tribal or F class — 13 ships * ''Beagle'' or G class — 16 ships * ''Acorn'' or H class — 20 ships * ''Acheron'' or I class — 23 ships * ''Acasta'' or K class — 20 ships * ''Swift'' type — 1 ship * ''Laforey'' or L class — 22 ships * ''Arno'' type — 1 ship * Admiralty M class — 74 ships * Hawthorn M class — 2 ships * Yarrow M class — 10 ships * Thornycroft M class — 6 ships * ''Talisman'' class — 4 ships * ''Medea'' class — 4 ships * ''Faulknor'' class leader — 4 ships * ''Marksman'' class leader — 7 ships * ''Parker'' class leader — 6 ships * Admiralty R class — 39 ships * Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships * Thornycroft R class — 5 ships * Admiralty modified R class — 11 ships * Admiralty S class — 55 ships * Yarrow S class — 7 ships * Thornycroft S class — 5 ships * Admiralty V class — 28 ships * Admiralty W class — 19 ships * Thornycroft V and W class — 4 ships * Thornycroft modified W class — 2 ships * Admiralty modified W class — 15 ships * Admiralty type leader — 8 ships * Thornycroft type leader or ''Shakespeare'' class — 5 ships * ''Ambuscade'' type — 1 ship * ''Amazon'' type — 1 ship *Inter-war standard classes ** A class — 9 ships ** B class — 9 ships ** C class — 5 ships ** D class — 9 ships ** E class — 9 ships ** F class — 9 ships ** G class — 9 ships ** H class — 9 ships ** I class — 9 ships ** ex-Brazilian H class — 6 ships ** ex-Turkish I class — 2 ships * Tribal class — 27 ships * J, K and N class — 24 ships * Hunt class — 83 ships * L and M class — 16 ships * Town class — 50 ships from three classes of
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destroyers, transferred 1940 *World War II War Emergency Programme classes ** O and P class — 16 ships ** Q and R class — 16 ships ** S and T class — 16 ships ** U and V class — 16 ships ** W and Z class — 16 ships ** C class — 32 ships * Battle class — 23 ships * Weapon class — 4 ships *Laid down post-war ** ''Daring'' class — 8 ships


Guided-missile destroyers

* County class — 8 ships * Type 82 — 1 ship * Type 42 — 14 ships (6 ''Sheffield'', 4 ''Exeter'', 4 ''Manchester'') * Type 45 — 6 ships, commissioned 2009–2013


United States (

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* ''Bainbridge'' class — 13 ships * ''Truxtun'' class — 3 ships * ''Smith'' class — 5 ships * ''Paulding'' class — 21 ships * ''Cassin'' class — 8 ships * ''O'Brien'' class — 6 ships * ''Tucker'' class — 6 ships * ''Sampson'' class — 6 ships * ''Caldwell'' class — 6 ships * ''Wickes'' class — 111 ships * ''Clemson'' class — 156 ships * ''Farragut'' class (1934) — 8 ships * ''Porter'' class — 8 ships * ''Mahan'' class — 18 ships * ''Gridley'' class — 4 ships * ''Bagley'' class — 8 ships * ''Somers'' class — 5 ships * ''Benham'' class — 10 ships * ''Sims'' class — 12 ships * ''Gleaves'' class — 66 ships * ''Benson'' class — 30 ships * ''Fletcher'' class — 175 ships * ''Allen M. Sumner'' class — 58 ships * ''Gearing'' class — 98 ships * ''Mitscher'' class — 4 ships * ''Forrest Sherman'' class — 18 ships * ''Farragut'' class (1958) — 10 ships * ''Charles F. Adams'' class — 23 ships * ''Spruance'' class — 30 ships * ''Kidd'' class — 4 ships * ''Arleigh Burke'' class — 62 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned) * ''Zumwalt'' class — 3 ships (in construction or planning)


Ukraine (

Ukrainian Navy The Ukrainian Navy (), is the Navy, maritime force of Ukraine and one of the eight Military branch, service branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The naval forces consist of five components: surface forces, submarine forces, Ukrainian Naval ...
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* ''Leitenant Pushchin'' class - 2 ships * ''Ukrayna'' class - 1 ship


Venezuela ( ARBV)

* ''Allen M. Sumner''-class - 2 ships * ''Nueva Esparta'' class — 3 ships * ''Almirante Clemente'' class — 6 ships


Yugoslavia ( Yugoslav Navy)

* ''Dubrovnik'' class — 1 ship * ''Beograd'' class — 3 ships * ''Split'' class — 1 ship * W class — 2 ships


Notes


References

* {{cite book, last1=Gardiner, first1=Robert, last2=Gray, first2=Randal, title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921, year=1985, publisher=Conway Maritime Press, location=London, isbn=0-85177-245-5 Classes *