Battle Class Destroyers

Class Details

Name Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned
Early Battle Class
Armada Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn) 1943 December 9th 1943 1944
Barfleur Swan Hunter (Wallsend) 1943 November 1st 1943 September 14th 1944
Cadiz Fairfield (Govan) February 2nd 1944 March 16th 1945 December 10th 1946
Camperdown Fairfield (Govan) 1943 February 8th 1944 1945
Finisterre Fairfield (Govan) 1943 June 22nd 19440 September 11th 1945
Gabbard Swan Hunter (Wallsend) May 10th 1943 March 16th 1945 December 10th 1946
Gravelines Cammell Laird (Birkenhead) 1943 November 30th 1944 1946
Hogue Cammell Laird (Birkenhead) 1943 April 21st 1944 1946
Lagos Cammell Laird (Birkenhead) 1943 August 4th 1944 1946
St. James Fairfield (Govan) 1943 June 7th 1945 1946
St. Kitts Swan Hunter (Wallsend) 1943 October 4th 1944 January 21st 1946
Saintes Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn) 1943 July 19th 1944 1945
Sluys Cammell Laird (Birkenhead) 1944 February 28th 1945 September 30th 1946
Solebay Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn) 1943 February 22nd 1944 September 25th 1945
Trafalgar Swan Hunter (Wallsend) 1943 January 12th 1944 July 23rd 1945
Vigo Fairfield (Govan) 1943 September 27th 1945 1947
Later Battle Class
Agincourt Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn) December 12th 1943 January 29th 1945 June 25th 1947
Aisne Vickers Armstrong (Tyne) August 26th 1943 May 12th 1945 March 20th 1947
Alamein Hawthorn Leslie (Hebburn) 1944 May 28th 1945 1947
Barrosa John Brown (Clydebank) December 28th 1943 July 17th 1945 February 14th 1947
Matapan John Brown (Clydebank) 1944 April 30th 1945 September 1947
Corruna Swan Hunter (Wallsend) April 12th 1944 May 29th 1945 June 6th 1947
Dunkirk Alexander Stephen (Govan) 1944 August 27th 1945 1947
Jutland Alexander Stephen (Govan) 1945 February 20th 1946 July 30th 1947

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