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Sixteen [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the second '''Tribal Class''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1938-9.  Another three were built for the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and eight for the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] about four or five years later.
 
Sixteen [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the second '''Tribal Class''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1938-9.  Another three were built for the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and eight for the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] about four or five years later.
  
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The ships of [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|the first Tribal class]] fought in the [[Great War]].
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|-
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 27 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
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! align=center | Builder
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! align=center | Laid Down
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! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Completed
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! align=center | Fate
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Afridi}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Tyne
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|9 Jun, 1936
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|8 Jun, 1937
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|3 May, 1938
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|Sunk 3 May, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Ashanti}}
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|[[William Denny & Brothers]]
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|23 Nov, 1936
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|5 Nov, 1937
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|21 Dec, 1938
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|Sold 12 Apr, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Bedouin}}
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|[[William Denny & Brothers]]
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|Jan, 1937
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|21 Dec, 1937
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|15 Mar, 1939
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|Sunk 15 Jun, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Cossack}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Tyne
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|9 Jun, 1936
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|8 Jun, 1937
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|7 Jun, 1938
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|Torpedoed 24 Oct, 1941
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Eskimo}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Tyne
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|5 Aug, 1936
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|3 Sep, 1937
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|30 Dec, 1938
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|Sold 27 Jun, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Gurkha}}
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|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|6 Jul, 1936
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|7 Jul, 1937
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|21 Oct, 1938
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|Bombed 9 Apr, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Maori}}
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|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|6 Jul, 1936
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|2 Sep, 1937
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|2 Jan, 1939
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|Bombed 12 Feb, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Mashona}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Tyne
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|5 Aug, 1936
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|3 Sep, 1937
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|28 Mar, 1939
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|Sunk 28 May, 1941
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Matabele}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|1 Oct, 1936
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|6 Oct, 1937
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|25 Jan, 1939
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|Torpedoed 17 Jan, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Mohawk}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|16 Jul, 1936
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|15 Oct, 1937
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|7 Sep, 1938
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|Torpedoed 16 Apr, 1941
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Nubian}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|10 Aug, 1936
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|21 Dec, 1937
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|6 Dec, 1938
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|Sold 11 Jun, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Punjabi}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|1 Oct, 1936
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|18 Dec, 1937
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|29 Mar, 1939
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|Collision 1 May, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sikh}}
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|[[Alexander Stephen & Sons]]
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|24 Sep, 1936
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|17 Dec, 1937
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|12 Oct, 1938
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|Sunk 14 Sep, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Somali}}
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|[[Swan Hunter]]
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|26 Aug, 1936
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|24 Aug, 1937
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|12 Dec, 1938
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|Torpedoed 20 Sep, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Tartar}}
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|[[Swan Hunter]]
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|26 Aug, 1936
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|21 Oct, 1937
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|10 Mar, 1939
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|Sold 6 Jan, 1948
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Zulu}}
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|[[Alexander Stephen & Sons]]
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|10 Aug, 1936
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|23 Sep, 1937
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|7 Sep, 1938
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|Bombed 14 Sep, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{AU-Arunta}}
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|[[Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company]], Sydney
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|15 Nov, 1939
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|30 Nov, 1940
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|30 Apr, 1942
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|Sold 1969
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|- align=left
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| {{AU-Bataan}}
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|[[Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company]], Sydney
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|18 Feb, 1942
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|15 Jan, 1944
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|25 May, 1945
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|Sold 1958
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|- align=left
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| {{AU-Warramunga}}
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|[[Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company]], Sydney
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|10 Feb, 1940
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|2 Feb, 1942
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|23 Nov, 1942
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|Sold 1963
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-1Athabaskan}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|31 Oct, 1940
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|18 Nov, 1941
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|3 Feb, 1943
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|Torpedoed 29 Apr, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Haida}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|29 Sep, 1941
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|25 Aug, 1942
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|18 Sep, 1943
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|Preserved 1964
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Huron}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|15 Jul, 1941
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|25 Jun, 1942
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|28 Jul, 1943
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|Sold 1965
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Iroquois}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|19 Sep, 1940
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|23 Sep, 1941
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|10 Dec, 1942
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|Sold 1966
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Athabaskan}}
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|[[Halifax Shipyards]]
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|15 May, 1944
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|4 May, 1945
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|12 Jan, 1947
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|Sold 1969
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Cayuga}}
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|[[Halifax Shipyards]]
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|7 Oct, 1943
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|28 Jul, 1945
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|20 Oct, 1947
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|Sold 1964
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Micmac}}
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|[[Halifax Shipyards]]
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|20 May, 1942
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|18 Sep, 1943
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|14 Sep, 1945
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|Sold 1964
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|- align=left
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| {{CA-Nootka}}
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|[[Halifax Shipyards]]
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|20 May, 1942
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|26 Apr, 1944
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|9 Aug, 1946
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|Sold 1964
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|}
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name=Athabaskan
 
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name=Haida
 
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name=Huron
 
name=Huron
 
nat=CA
 
nat=CA
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name=Iroquois
 
name=Iroquois
 
nat=CA
 
nat=CA
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 24 February 2021

Sixteen destroyers of the second Tribal Class were completed for the Royal Navy in 1938-9. Another three were built for the Royal Australian Navy and eight for the Royal Canadian Navy about four or five years later.

The ships of the first Tribal class fought in the Great War.

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).


Tribal Class Destroyer
British Destroyers
Afridi Ashanti Bedouin Cossack Eskimo
Gurkha Maori Mashona Matabele Mohawk
  Nubian Punjabi Sikh  
  Somali Tartar Zulu  
Australian Destroyers
  Arunta Bataan Warramunga  
Canadian Destroyers
  Athabaskan Haida Huron Iroquois  
  Athabaskan Cayuga Micmac Nootka  
<– "G", "H" and "I" Class Destroyers (UK)