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Nine '''"A" Class Destroyers''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] along with an additional two for the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] in the 1930s. These were joined by a nearly identical nine ships of the [["B" Class Destroyer (1929)|"B" Class]].
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Twenty '''"A" and "B" Class Destroyers''' were completed in the early 1930s. 
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This class inaugurated Britain's new scheme for destroyer production, in which a given year's build would generally comprise a flotilla of eight destroyers and a leader, with names sharing the same initial letter (more or less).  Furthermore, the even years would have ships of a very minor alteration over the previous year's design, reducing cost and complexity while making it convenient to name the classes by paired letters.
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The '''"A" class ships''' were launched primarily in 1929 – eight destroyers for the [[Royal Navy]] with leader {{UK-Codrington|f=p}}, as well as an additional two destroyers for the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].   The following year's '''"B" class''' was comprised of eight destroyers for Britain and their leader, {{UK-Keith|f=p}}.
  
 
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|-
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 20 vessels
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|-
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
 +
! align=center | Builder
 +
! align=center | Laid Down
 +
! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Completed
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! align=center | Fate
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|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Codrington}}
 +
|[[Swan Hunter]]
 +
|20 Jun, 1928
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|7 Aug, 1929
 +
|4 Jun, 1930
 +
|Bombed 27 Jul, 1940
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|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Acasta}}
 +
|[[John Brown & Company]]
 +
|13 Aug, 1928
 +
|8 Aug, 1929
 +
|11 Feb, 1930
 +
|Sunk 8 Jun, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Achates}}
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|[[John Brown & Company]]
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|11 Sep, 1928
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|4 Oct, 1929
 +
|11 Feb, 1930
 +
|Sunk 31 Dec, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Active}}
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
 +
|10 Jul, 1928
 +
|9 Jul, 1929
 +
|9 Feb, 1930
 +
|Sold 7 Jul, 1947
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Antelope}}
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
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|11 Jul, 1928
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|27 Jul, 1929
 +
|20 Feb, 1930
 +
|Sold 28 Jan, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Anthony}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|30 Jul, 1928
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|24 Apr, 1929
 +
|14 Feb, 1930
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|Sold 21 Feb, 1948
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Ardent}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|30 Jul, 1928
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|26 Jun, 1929
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|14 Apr, 1930
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|Sunk 8 Jun, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Arrow}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|20 Aug, 1928
 +
|22 Aug, 1929
 +
|14 Apr, 1930
 +
|Blown up 8 Apr, 1943
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Acheron}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|20 Aug, 1928
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|22 Aug, 1929
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|14 Apr, 1930
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|Mined 17 Dec, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Saguenay}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|27 Sep, 1929
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|11 Jul, 1930
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|22 May, 1931
 +
|Sold 1945
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Skeena}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|14 Oct, 1929
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|10 Oct, 1930
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|10 Jun, 1931
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|Wrecked 25 Oct, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Keith}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|1 Oct, 1929
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|10 Jul, 1930
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|20 Mar, 1931
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|Bombed 1 Jun, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Basilisk}}
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|[[John Brown & Company]]
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|18 Aug, 1929
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|6 Aug, 1930
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|4 Apr, 1931
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|Bombed 1 Jun, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Beagle}}
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|[[John Brown & Company]]
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|11 Oct, 1929
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|29 Sep, 1930
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|9 Apr, 1931
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|Scrapped 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Blanche}}
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
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|29 Jul, 1936
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|29 May, 1930
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|14 Feb, 1931
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|Mined 13 Sep, 1939
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Boadicea}}
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
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|11 Jul, 1929
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|23 Sep, 1930
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|7 Apr, 1931
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|Bombed 13 Jun, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Boreas}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
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|22 Jul, 1929
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|18 Jul, 1930
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|1920
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|Scrapped 1952
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Brazen}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
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|22 Jul, 1929
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|25 Jul, 1930
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|8 Apr, 1931
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|Bombed 20 Jul, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Brilliant}}
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|[[Swan Hunter]]
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|8 Jul, 1929
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|9 Oct, 1930
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|21 Feb, 1931
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|Scrapped 1948
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Bulldog}}
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|[[Swan Hunter]]
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|10 Aug, 1936
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|6 Dec, 1930
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|8 Apr, 1931
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|Scrapped 1946
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|}
 
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{group
 
{group
name=Royal Navy Leader
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name="A" Class Leader
 
}
 
}
  
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launch=7 8 29
 
launch=7 8 29
 
comm=4 6 30
 
comm=4 6 30
 +
fate=Bombed
 +
fatedate=27 7 1940
 
}
 
}
  
 
{group
 
{group
name=Royal Navy Destroyers
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name=Destroyers
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Acasta
 
name=Acasta
 
pend=H09
 
pend=H09
builder=[[John Brown]]
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builder=[[John Brown & Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=13 8 28
 
laid=13 8 28
 
launch=8 8 29
 
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comm=11 2 30
 
comm=11 2 30
 +
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}
 
}
  
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name=Achates
 
name=Achates
 
pend=H12
 
pend=H12
builder=[[John Brown]]
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builder=[[John Brown & Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=11 9 28
 
laid=11 9 28
 
launch=4 10 29
 
launch=4 10 29
 
comm=11 2 30
 
comm=11 2 30
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fate=Sunk
 +
fatedate=31 12 1942
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Active
 
name=Active
 
pend=H14
 
pend=H14
builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]
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builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=10 7 28
 
laid=10 7 28
 
launch=9 7 29
 
launch=9 7 29
 
comm=9 2 30
 
comm=9 2 30
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fate=Sold
 +
fatedate=7 7 1947
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Antelope
 
name=Antelope
 
pend=H36
 
pend=H36
builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]
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builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=11 7 28
 
laid=11 7 28
 
launch=27 7 29
 
launch=27 7 29
 
comm=20 2 30
 
comm=20 2 30
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=28 1 1946
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Anthony
 
name=Anthony
 
pend=H40
 
pend=H40
builder=[[Scotts]]
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builder=[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=30 7 28
 
laid=30 7 28
 
launch=24 4 29
 
launch=24 4 29
 
comm=14 2 30
 
comm=14 2 30
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=21 2 1948
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Ardent
 
name=Ardent
 
pend=H41
 
pend=H41
builder=[[Scotts]]
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builder=[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=30 7 28
 
laid=30 7 28
 
launch=26 6 29
 
launch=26 6 29
 
comm=14 4 30
 
comm=14 4 30
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fate=Sunk
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fatedate=8 6 1940
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Arrow
 
name=Arrow
 
pend=H42
 
pend=H42
builder=[[Vickers Armstrongs]]
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builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=20 8 28
 
laid=20 8 28
 
launch=22 8 29
 
launch=22 8 29
 
comm=14 4 30
 
comm=14 4 30
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fate=Blown up
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fatedate=8 4 1943
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Acheron
 
name=Acheron
 
pend=H48
 
pend=H48
builder=[[Thornycroft]]
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builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=20 8 28
 
laid=20 8 28
 
launch=22 8 29
 
launch=22 8 29
 
comm=14 4 30
 
comm=14 4 30
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fate=Mined
 +
fatedate=17 12 1940
 
}
 
}
  
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{ship
 
{ship
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nat=CA
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prefix=H.M.C.S.
 
name=Saguenay
 
name=Saguenay
 
pend=D79
 
pend=D79
builder=[[Thornycroft]]
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builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=27 9 29
 
laid=27 9 29
 
launch=11 7 30
 
launch=11 7 30
 
comm=22 5 31
 
comm=22 5 31
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fatedate=1945
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
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nat=CA
 +
prefix=H.M.C.S.
 
name=Skeena
 
name=Skeena
 
pend=D59
 
pend=D59
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launch=10 10 30
 
launch=10 10 30
 
comm=10 6 31
 
comm=10 6 31
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fate=Wrecked
 +
fatedate=25 10 1944
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}
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{group
 +
name="B" Class Leader
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}
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{ship
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name=Keith
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pend=H06
 +
builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=1 10 29
 +
launch=10 7 30
 +
comm=20 3 31
 +
fate=Bombed
 +
fatedate=1 6 1940
 +
}
 +
 +
{group
 +
name=Destroyers
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Basilisk
 +
pend=H11
 +
builder=[[John Brown & Company]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=18 8 29
 +
launch=6 8 30
 +
comm=4 4 31
 +
fate=Bombed
 +
fatedate=1 6 1940
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Beagle
 +
pend=H30
 +
builder=[[John Brown & Company]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=11 10 29
 +
launch=29 9 30
 +
comm=9 4 31
 +
fate=Scrapped
 +
fatedate=1946
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Blanche
 +
pend=H47
 +
builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=29 7 36
 +
launch=29 5 30
 +
comm=14 2 31
 +
fate=Mined
 +
fatedate=13 9 39
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Boadicea
 +
pend=H65
 +
builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=11 7 29
 +
launch=23 9 30
 +
comm=7 4 31
 +
fate=Bombed
 +
fatedate=13 6 1944
 +
}
 +
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{ship
 +
name=Boreas
 +
pend=H77
 +
builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=22 7 29
 +
launch=18 7 30
 +
comm=20 2  31
 +
fate=Scrapped
 +
fatedate=1952
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Brazen
 +
pend=H80
 +
builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=22 7 29
 +
launch=25 7 30
 +
comm=8 4 31
 +
fate=Bombed
 +
fatedate=20 7 40
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Brilliant
 +
pend=H84
 +
builder=[[Swan Hunter]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=8 7 29
 +
launch=9 10 30
 +
comm=21 2 31
 +
fate=Scrapped
 +
fatedate=1948
 +
}
 +
 +
{ship
 +
name=Bulldog
 +
pend=H91
 +
builder=[[Swan Hunter]]
 +
order=
 +
laid=10 8 36
 +
launch=6 12 30
 +
comm=8 4 31
 +
fate=Scrapped
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fatedate=1946
 
}
 
}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 25 April 2018

Twenty "A" and "B" Class Destroyers were completed in the early 1930s.

This class inaugurated Britain's new scheme for destroyer production, in which a given year's build would generally comprise a flotilla of eight destroyers and a leader, with names sharing the same initial letter (more or less). Furthermore, the even years would have ships of a very minor alteration over the previous year's design, reducing cost and complexity while making it convenient to name the classes by paired letters.

The "A" class ships were launched primarily in 1929 – eight destroyers for the Royal Navy with leader H.M.S. Codrington, as well as an additional two destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy. The following year's "B" class was comprised of eight destroyers for Britain and their leader, H.M.S. Keith.

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).


"A" and "B" Class Destroyer
"A" Class Leader
  Codrington  
Destroyers
  Acasta Achates Active Antelope  
  Anthony Ardent Arrow Acheron  
Canadian Destroyers
  Saguenay Skeena  
"B" Class Leader
  Keith  
Destroyers
  Basilisk Beagle Blanche Boadicea  
  Boreas Brazen Brilliant Bulldog  
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