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− | Twenty '''"A" and "B" Class Destroyers''' were completed in the early 1930s. | + | 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. | |
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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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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 20 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Codrington}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | |20 Jun, 1928 | ||
+ | |7 Aug, 1929 | ||
+ | |4 Jun, 1930 | ||
+ | |Bombed 27 Jul, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Acasta}} | ||
+ | |[[John Brown & Company]] | ||
+ | |13 Aug, 1928 | ||
+ | |8 Aug, 1929 | ||
+ | |11 Feb, 1930 | ||
+ | |Sunk 8 Jun, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Achates}} | ||
+ | |[[John Brown & Company]] | ||
+ | |11 Sep, 1928 | ||
+ | |4 Oct, 1929 | ||
+ | |11 Feb, 1930 | ||
+ | |Sunk 31 Dec, 1942 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Active}} | ||
+ | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
+ | |10 Jul, 1928 | ||
+ | |9 Jul, 1929 | ||
+ | |9 Feb, 1930 | ||
+ | |Sold 7 Jul, 1947 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Antelope}} | ||
+ | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
+ | |11 Jul, 1928 | ||
+ | |27 Jul, 1929 | ||
+ | |20 Feb, 1930 | ||
+ | |Sold 28 Jan, 1946 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Anthony}} | ||
+ | |[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | ||
+ | |30 Jul, 1928 | ||
+ | |24 Apr, 1929 | ||
+ | |14 Feb, 1930 | ||
+ | |Sold 21 Feb, 1948 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Ardent}} | ||
+ | |[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | ||
+ | |30 Jul, 1928 | ||
+ | |26 Jun, 1929 | ||
+ | |14 Apr, 1930 | ||
+ | |Sunk 8 Jun, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Arrow}} | ||
+ | |[[Vickers-Armstrongs]] | ||
+ | |20 Aug, 1928 | ||
+ | |22 Aug, 1929 | ||
+ | |14 Apr, 1930 | ||
+ | |Blown up 8 Apr, 1943 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Acheron}} | ||
+ | |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] | ||
+ | |20 Aug, 1928 | ||
+ | |22 Aug, 1929 | ||
+ | |14 Apr, 1930 | ||
+ | |Mined 17 Dec, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{CA-Saguenay}} | ||
+ | |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] | ||
+ | |27 Sep, 1929 | ||
+ | |11 Jul, 1930 | ||
+ | |22 May, 1931 | ||
+ | |Sold 1945 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{CA-Skeena}} | ||
+ | |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] | ||
+ | |14 Oct, 1929 | ||
+ | |10 Oct, 1930 | ||
+ | |10 Jun, 1931 | ||
+ | |Wrecked 25 Oct, 1944 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Keith}} | ||
+ | |[[Vickers-Armstrongs]] | ||
+ | |1 Oct, 1929 | ||
+ | |10 Jul, 1930 | ||
+ | |20 Mar, 1931 | ||
+ | |Bombed 1 Jun, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Basilisk}} | ||
+ | |[[John Brown & Company]] | ||
+ | |18 Aug, 1929 | ||
+ | |6 Aug, 1930 | ||
+ | |4 Apr, 1931 | ||
+ | |Bombed 1 Jun, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Beagle}} | ||
+ | |[[John Brown & Company]] | ||
+ | |11 Oct, 1929 | ||
+ | |29 Sep, 1930 | ||
+ | |9 Apr, 1931 | ||
+ | |Scrapped 1946 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Blanche}} | ||
+ | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
+ | |29 Jul, 1936 | ||
+ | |29 May, 1930 | ||
+ | |14 Feb, 1931 | ||
+ | |Mined 13 Sep, 1939 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Boadicea}} | ||
+ | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
+ | |11 Jul, 1929 | ||
+ | |23 Sep, 1930 | ||
+ | |7 Apr, 1931 | ||
+ | |Bombed 13 Jun, 1944 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Boreas}} | ||
+ | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]] | ||
+ | |22 Jul, 1929 | ||
+ | |18 Jul, 1930 | ||
+ | |1920 | ||
+ | |Scrapped 1952 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Brazen}} | ||
+ | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]] | ||
+ | |22 Jul, 1929 | ||
+ | |25 Jul, 1930 | ||
+ | |8 Apr, 1931 | ||
+ | |Bombed 20 Jul, 1940 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Brilliant}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | |8 Jul, 1929 | ||
+ | |9 Oct, 1930 | ||
+ | |21 Feb, 1931 | ||
+ | |Scrapped 1948 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Bulldog}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | |10 Aug, 1936 | ||
+ | |6 Dec, 1930 | ||
+ | |8 Apr, 1931 | ||
+ | |Scrapped 1946 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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name=Arrow | name=Arrow | ||
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order= | order= | ||
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name=Acheron | name=Acheron | ||
pend=H48 | pend=H48 | ||
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order= | order= | ||
laid=20 8 28 | laid=20 8 28 | ||
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name=Keith | name=Keith | ||
pend=H06 | pend=H06 | ||
− | builder=[[Vickers Armstrongs]] | + | builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]] |
order= | order= | ||
laid=1 10 29 | laid=1 10 29 | ||
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order= | order= | ||
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pend=H80 | pend=H80 | ||
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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.
Overview of 20 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Codrington | Swan Hunter | 20 Jun, 1928 | 7 Aug, 1929 | 4 Jun, 1930 | Bombed 27 Jul, 1940 |
Acasta | John Brown & Company | 13 Aug, 1928 | 8 Aug, 1929 | 11 Feb, 1930 | Sunk 8 Jun, 1940 |
Achates | John Brown & Company | 11 Sep, 1928 | 4 Oct, 1929 | 11 Feb, 1930 | Sunk 31 Dec, 1942 |
Active | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 10 Jul, 1928 | 9 Jul, 1929 | 9 Feb, 1930 | Sold 7 Jul, 1947 |
Antelope | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 11 Jul, 1928 | 27 Jul, 1929 | 20 Feb, 1930 | Sold 28 Jan, 1946 |
Anthony | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 30 Jul, 1928 | 24 Apr, 1929 | 14 Feb, 1930 | Sold 21 Feb, 1948 |
Ardent | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 30 Jul, 1928 | 26 Jun, 1929 | 14 Apr, 1930 | Sunk 8 Jun, 1940 |
Arrow | Vickers-Armstrongs | 20 Aug, 1928 | 22 Aug, 1929 | 14 Apr, 1930 | Blown up 8 Apr, 1943 |
Acheron | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 20 Aug, 1928 | 22 Aug, 1929 | 14 Apr, 1930 | Mined 17 Dec, 1940 |
Saguenay | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 27 Sep, 1929 | 11 Jul, 1930 | 22 May, 1931 | Sold 1945 |
Skeena | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 14 Oct, 1929 | 10 Oct, 1930 | 10 Jun, 1931 | Wrecked 25 Oct, 1944 |
Keith | Vickers-Armstrongs | 1 Oct, 1929 | 10 Jul, 1930 | 20 Mar, 1931 | Bombed 1 Jun, 1940 |
Basilisk | John Brown & Company | 18 Aug, 1929 | 6 Aug, 1930 | 4 Apr, 1931 | Bombed 1 Jun, 1940 |
Beagle | John Brown & Company | 11 Oct, 1929 | 29 Sep, 1930 | 9 Apr, 1931 | Scrapped 1946 |
Blanche | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 29 Jul, 1936 | 29 May, 1930 | 14 Feb, 1931 | Mined 13 Sep, 1939 |
Boadicea | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 11 Jul, 1929 | 23 Sep, 1930 | 7 Apr, 1931 | Bombed 13 Jun, 1944 |
Boreas | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company | 22 Jul, 1929 | 18 Jul, 1930 | 1920 | Scrapped 1952 |
Brazen | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company | 22 Jul, 1929 | 25 Jul, 1930 | 8 Apr, 1931 | Bombed 20 Jul, 1940 |
Brilliant | Swan Hunter | 8 Jul, 1929 | 9 Oct, 1930 | 21 Feb, 1931 | Scrapped 1948 |
Bulldog | Swan Hunter | 10 Aug, 1936 | 6 Dec, 1930 | 8 Apr, 1931 | Scrapped 1946 |
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
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