"E" and "F" Class Destroyer (1934)

Eighteen "E" and "F" Class Destroyers were completed in 1934-35 for service in the Royal Navy. They were very similar to the preceding "C" and "D" class, but had an improved hull form and three boiler rooms rather than two, though the overall displacement remained roughly the same.

The eight destroyers of the "E" Class were led by Exmouth, which was a bit faster and featured a fifth 4.7-in gun, while the eight "F"s were led by Faulknor, similar to Exmouth.

Overview of 18 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Exmouth	Portsmouth Royal Dockyard		7 Feb, 1934		Sunk 21 Jan, 1940
Echo	Denny		16 Feb, 1934		Transferred 1944
Eclipse	Denny		12 Apr, 1934		Sunk 24 Oct, 1943
Electra	Hawthorn Leslie & Company		15 Feb, 1934		Sunk 27 Feb, 1942
Encounter	Hawthorn Leslie & Company		29 Mar, 1934		Sunk 1 Mar, 1942
Escapade	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company		30 Jan, 1934		Broken up 1947
Escort	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company		29 Mar, 1934		Sunk 11 Jul, 1940
Esk	Swan Hunter		19 Mar, 1934		Sunk 31 Aug, 1940
Express	Swan Hunter		29 May, 1934		Broken up 1956
Faulknor	Yarrow & Company		12 Jun, 1934		Broken up 1946
Fame	Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne		26 Jun, 1934		Transferred 1949
Fearless	Cammell Laird		12 May, 1934		Sunk 23 Jul, 1941
Firedrake	Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne		28 Jun, 1934		Sunk 16 Dec, 1942
Forester	J. Samuel White		28 Jun, 1934		Broken up 1947
Foresight	Cammell Laird		29 Jun, 1934		Sunk 12 Aug, 1942
Fortune	John Brown & Company		29 Aug, 1934		Broken up 1946
Foxhound	John Brown & Company		12 Oct, 1934		Broken up 1948
Fury	J. Samuel White		10 Sep, 1934		Mined 21 Jun, 1944

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

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