class destroyer class destroyers group destroyers built royal_navy 1930s ships initially assigned home_fleet reinforced mediterranean_fleet italian invasion enforced spanish civil war beginning second world war august class ships assigned escort duties assigned escort ships home_fleet sank german submarines march losing ship submarine sisters committed april june helped sink german destroyer submarine class destroyers helped evacuate allied troops june sent gibraltar end june formed force participated attack months later participated battle sank french submarines rest sank italian submarine losing ships mines torpedoes force covered number convoys malta sank german submarine lost destroyer bombs class ships began escorting convoys russia late transferred sunk japanese forces early transferred replace reinforced arctic convoy escorts fought engagements german destroyers sank german submarine detached escort malta convoys ship lost ships converted escort destroyers late early duty north_atlantic assigned extended periods time sank german submarines ships later transferred sent mediterranean_fleet support invasion sicily remained transferred year remained greek service ships remained atlantic sank german submarines recalled prepare invasion normandy sank submarines class ship lost ships returned north_atlantic overlord began long canada canadian ships transport troops canada end war broken british ships broken time ship sold served design description class ordered naval construction programme class following ships based preceding class minor changes hull armament ships modified accommodate mines class repeats minor differences destroyers fitted ability use speed destroyer sweep gear class destroyers displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches ships complement officers ratings powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers operated pressure psi kpa cm2 temperature turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph destroyers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships main armament quick firing inch mark guns single mounts designated rear guns maximum elevation achieved lowered section deck mount allowed breech gun lowered deck height fired pound shell muzzle velocity range yards anti aircraft defence quadruple mounts inch machine gun platforms funnels class ships fitted quadruple mounts inch torpedo tubes ships equipped throwers rack depth charges stern fitted pair housed mechanical chain system ensure smooth delivery mines compensate weight mines rails inch guns ammunition sets torpedo tubes removed main guns controlled control clock data derived manually operated director control tower separate foot rangefinder situated bridge capability anti aircraft fire anti aircraft guns aimed solely eye wartime modifications beginning bank torpedo tubes removed replaced pounder cwt anti aircraft gun mast funnel cut improve gun field fire cannons added surviving ships usually replacing calibre machine gun mounts funnels pair added bridge wings pair mounted abreast platform early war depth charge increased surviving ships fury gun quarterdeck removed allow additional depth charge additional depth charge throwers pounder removed allow installation radio direction short mainmast depth charges survivors echo gun replaced anti submarine mortar director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar fame gun type short range surface search radar adapted royal_air_force radar added early models scan directly forward aimed turning entire ship express modifications differed somewhat gun replaced twin gun pounder hotchkiss mount split installation addition retained pounder gun remaining torpedo tubes removed flotilla leaders time class programme flotilla leaders built enlarged design lengthened incorporate additional inch gun funnels lengthened design resulted boiler room layout enhance water tight integrity leaders fitted displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches ships carried total personnel included staff captain commanding officer flotilla turbines shp powerful private ships knots mph faster propulsion machinery identical early wartime loss consequently received modifications survived war modifications differed somewhat private ships received inch gun lieu aft torpedo tubes later inch gun replaced inch gun later added forward aft superstructure quadruple pounder mount replaced gun funnels finally rangefinder replaced high angle director fitted type gunnery radar ships class class service class assigned 5th destroyer flotilla home fleet commissioning following italian invasion entire flotilla sent red_sea august monitor italian warship movements april refitted return deployed spanish waters spanish civil war intercept shipping carrying goods spain protect british ships class ships assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home fleet followed pattern class sisters april 5th 6th renumbered 7th 8th respectively newly commissioned class destroyers began replace class ships reduced reserve lack manpower increasing tensions nazi_germany august caused british navy reserves allowed ships manned assigned 12th destroyer flotilla home fleet war began september class ships express assigned convoy escort patrolling duties remained home_fleet performing sorts tasks september escorting aircraft carrier sank german submarine lost war unsuccessfully attacked carrier days later fortune sank class remained april transferred end sunk january hand forced surface february scuttled crew fortune sank march express assigned specialist 20th shortly war began class destroyer busy laying mines north_sea english coast april beginning april saw class transferred home_fleet operations norwegian waters escorted ships home_fleet convoys norway escort battleship second battle april helped sink german destroyer escorting convoy fearless destroyer sank days later express ships committed evacuation june rescuing thousands allied troops 8th escorted battlecruiser late june formed days later participated attack french ships stationed escort ship sunk italian submarine july covering malta convoy force returned brief refit early august return end month 8th consisted fortune fury night august september express destroyers laid minefield dutch island ship struck blew bow closing render aid struck mines broke half heavy casualties express towed england repairs lasted october september met convoy carrying troops intended capture french escorted eclipse echo encounter days later attacked sank french submarine fortune sank submarine day later sank submarine 25th battle echo returned home_fleet resumed regular duties fleet escort october fame ran aground refloated months following day destroyer wrestler royal_air_force flying boats sank italian submarine fury encounter participated inconclusive november 8th escorted force covered multiple convoys aircraft carriers flying aircraft malta returning missions fearless sank june month later fearless crippled italian bombs july escorting convoy malta scuttled sister badly damaged near misses return gibraltar repairs ships 8th returned home august october repairs encounter transferred mediterranean_fleet april spent months repair badly damaged bombs malta ship transferred november arrived singapore following month eclipse echo assigned 3rd destroyer flotilla home fleet beginning escorted larger ships fleet searching german commerce raiders missions began escorting convoys russia august continued following year months detailed escort battleship prince wales battlecruiser singapore october express express half escorts prince wales sailed north december little japanese bombers sank capital ships help rescue odd survivors return singapore joined encounter destroyers escorting ships singapore encounter escorted heavy cruiser exeter battle java sea february ship sunk japanese destroyer covered exeter withdrawal days later encounter american destroyer pope escorting damaged exeter route ceylon encountered japanese heavy cruisers escorts encounter exeter sunk subsequent battle march express participate battles damaged boiler room fire early february repairs begin april fortune joined sister february following months later march fury eclipse light cruiser trinidad escorting convoy arctic intercepted german destroyers ensuing action cruiser damaged torpedoes eclipse hit twice cruiser sank german destroyer light cruiser edinburgh close escort convoy returning iceland edinburgh torpedoed april hits disabled steering towed destroyers days later attacked german destroyers badly damaged torpedo edinburgh destroyers took survivors scuttled cruiser temporarily repaired sisters trinidad escort home set fire german bomber scuttled echo eclipse escorted arctic convoys september sinking september escorting convoy fury briefly detached escort fleet august torpedoed scuttled repaired fame converted escort destroyer assigned joining sister fearless completion september month later sank protecting fearless torpedoed sunk december convoys russia resumed december fury eclipse echo assigned escorts fury eclipse detached augment escorts march joining sisters german submarine attacks reached peak sunk february escorting express fortune assigned beginning returned britain february begin transferred renamed june respectively followed august converted escort destroyer given canadians february renamed assigned june badly damaged premature projectiles september repair end fury echo eclipse transferred mediterranean_fleet escort covering force invasion sicily july subsequent landings mainland italy fury eclipse participated surrender italy september ship sank hitting october echo began long refit malta december loaned completion april supported government forces retained end war fury later supported operations italy returning june escorting convoy helped sink march days later participated sinking fame joined sisters covering preparations invasion normandy invasion fame destroyers sank june fury struck june forced beach prevent sinking written salvaged broken scrap beginning september returned canada august lengthy lasted returned returned north_atlantic october helped sink august sent north_atlantic fitted new squid anti submarine mortar repairs finished postwar ferry canadian troops home placed reserve subsequently sold scrap scuttled british_columbia serve reduced reserve broken following year lasted active duty year longer served anti submarine training flotilla ship scrapped year unlike sisters fame remained active duty placed reserve sold dominican_republic renamed ship renamed finally discarded later training ship returned royal_navy broken following year
E and F-class destroyer