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The Town class destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

s were warships transferred from the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

to the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

and the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

in exchange for military bases in the Bahamas and elsewhere, as outlined in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement

Destroyers for Bases Agreement

The Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, September 2, 1940, transferred fifty mothballed destroyers from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions...

between Britain and United States, signed on 2 September 1940. They were known as "four-pipers" or "four-stackers" because they had four smokestacks (funnel

Funnel

A funnel is a pipe with a wide, often conical mouth and a narrow stem. It is used to channel liquid or fine-grained substances into containers with a small opening. Without a funnel, spillage would occur....

s). Later classes of destroyers typically had one or two.

Some went to the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

at the outset. Others went on to the Royal Norwegian Navy

Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...

, the Royal Netherlands Navy

Royal Netherlands Navy

The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

, and the Soviet Navy

Soviet Navy

The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...

after serving with the Royal Navy. Although given a set of names by the Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

navies that suggested they were one class they actually came from three classes of destroyer: Caldwell

Caldwell class destroyer

The Caldwell class of destroyers served in the United States Navy near the end of World War I.Built in 1917 and 1918, the 6 ships of the Caldwell class were flush-decked to remove the fo'c'sle break weakness of the preceding Tucker class. The forward sheer of the Caldwell class was improved to...

, Wickes

Wickes class destroyer

The Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...

, and Clemson

Clemson class destroyer

The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II.The Clemson-class ships were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, New York Shipbuilding...

. Town class refers to the Admiralty renaming these ships after towns common to the United States and the British Commonwealth. Ships initially commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy, however, followed the Canadian practice of giving destroyers the names of Canadian rivers. The rivers selected for the town class were on the border

Border

Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...

between Canada and the United States, with the exception of the Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

river sharing the name of the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...

location.

One of the Towns achieved lasting fame: HMS Campbeltown

HMS Campbeltown (I42)

HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally an American destroyer , and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown...

(ex-USS Buchanan

USS Buchanan (DD-131)

USS Buchanan , named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown . She was destroyed during the St...

). In the Commando

British Commandos

The British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe...

raid Operation Chariot, Campbeltown, fitted with a large demolition charge, rammed the Normandie Lock at Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The town has a major harbour, on the right bank of the Loire River estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière"...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. The charge detonated on 29 March 1942, breaching the drydock and destroying Campbeltown, thus destroying the only drydock on the Atlantic coast capable of accepting the German battleship Tirpitz

German battleship Tirpitz

Tirpitz was the second of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy, the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and launched two and a half years later in April...

. This exploit was depicted in the 1950 Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard , born Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith, was an English film, stage and television actor.-Early life:...

film The Gift Horse

Gift Horse (film)

Gift Horse is a 1952 British war film starring Trevor Howard and Richard Attenborough.The film follows the story of the fictional ship HMS Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until they go on a one-way mission to destroy a German-held dry dock in France.-Synopsis:A...

, which starred HMS Leamington

HMS Leamington

HMS Leamigton has been the name of 2 Royal Navy vessels:* Leamington was a Hunt class minesweeper launched in 1918 and sold in 1928...

(ex-USS Twiggs

USS Twiggs (DD-127)

The first USS Twiggs was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Major Levi Twiggs. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchiy, before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gift Horse,...

) after her return from service in Russia.

Characteristics

Roughly contemporaneous to the British

United Kingdom

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V and W class destroyer

The V and W class was an amalgam of six similar classes of destroyer built for the Royal Navy under the War Emergency Programme of the First World War and generally treated as one class...

s they were not much liked by their new crews. They were uncomfortable and wet, working badly in a seaway. Their hull lines were rather narrow and 'herring-gutted' which gave them a vicious roll. The officers didn't like the way they handled either, since they had been built with propellors that turned the same way (2-screw ships normally have the shafts turning in opposite directions as the direction of rotation has effects on the rudder and the whole ship when manoeuvring, especially when coming alongside), so these were as awkward to handle as single-screw ships. Their turning circle was enormous, as big as most Royal Navy battleship

Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...

s, making them difficult to use in a submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

hunt which demanded tight manoeuvres, compounded by unreliable "chain and cog" steering gear laid across the main deck. They also had fully enclosed bridges

Bridge (ship)

The bridge of a ship is the room or platform from which the ship can be commanded. When a ship is underway the bridge is manned by an OOW aided usually by an AB acting as lookout...

which caused problems with reflections in the glass at night. Despite their disadvantages they performed vital duties escorting convoy

Convoy

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...

s in the Atlantic at a time when the U-boat

U-boat

U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...

s, operating from newly acquired bases on the Atlantic coast of France

France

were becoming an increasingly serious threat to British shipping.

The original armament was four 4 inch (102 mm) guns, one 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun, and twelve torpedo

Torpedo

The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...

tubes. On the Wickes class, the 4-inch gun placement was one gun in a shield on the forecastle, one on the quarterdeck and one each side on a platform between the number 2 and number 3 funnels. The Admiralty

Admiralty

The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...

promptly removed one of the 4-inch guns and six torpedo tubes to improve stability. Twenty-three of the class had further armament reductions for anti-submarine escort of trade convoys. Two of the remaining 4-inch guns and three of the remaining torpedo tubes were removed to allow increased depth charge

Depth charge

A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon intended to destroy or cripple a target submarine by the shock of exploding near it. Most use explosives and a fuze set to go off at a preselected depth in the ocean. Depth charges can be dropped by either surface ships, patrol aircraft, or from...

stowage and installation of Hedgehog

Hedgehog (weapon)

The Hedgehog was an anti-submarine weapon developed by the Royal Navy during World War II, that was deployed on convoy escort warships such as destroyers to supplement the depth charge. The weapon worked by firing a number of small spigot mortar bombs from spiked fittings...

anti-submarine mortar system.

Caldwell-class destroyers

USS Conner
USS Conner (DD-72)
USS Conner , a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds.-Construction:...

became HMS Leeds on 23 October 1940. She was scrapped on 19 January 1949.
USS Conway became HMS Lewes on 23 October 1940. She outlived all of her sisters in British service and was stripped of valuable scrap and scuttled off Sydney, Australia on 25 May 1946.
USS Stockton
USS Stockton (DD-73)
USS Stockton , a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Ludlow.The second US Navy ship named for Captain Robert F...

became HMS Ludlow on 23 October 1940; stripped and beached as a target for rocket firing aircraft off Fidra Island, United Kingdom.

Wickes-class destroyers

USS Aaron Ward
USS Aaron Ward (DD-132)
The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USS Aaron Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton....

became HMS Castleton on 9 September 1940. She was scrapped on 2 January 1948.
USS Abbot
USS Abbot (DD-184)
The first USS Abbot was a Wickes-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II...

became HMS Charlestown on 23 September 1940. She was scrapped on 3 December 1948.
USS Buchanan
USS Buchanan (DD-131)
USS Buchanan , named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown . She was destroyed during the St...

became HMS Campbeltown
HMS Campbeltown (I42)
HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally an American destroyer , and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown...

on 9 September 1940. She was destroyed in Operation Chariot on 29 March 1942.
USS Claxton
USS Claxton (DD-140)
USS Claxton , named for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The ship was launched 14 January 1919 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Kellogg; and commissioned 13 September 1919, Lieutenant Commander F. T...

became HMS Salisbury on 5 December 1940; she was employed as a special escort for specific convoy
Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...

s, including escorting Wasp
USS Wasp (CV-7)
USS Wasp was a United States Navy aircraft carrier. The eighth Navy ship of that name, she was the sole ship of her class. Built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time, she was built on a reduced-size version of the Yorktown-class...

during the supply of Spitfires to Malta. She was scrapped in the US in April 1945.
USS Cowell
USS Cowell (DD-167)
The first USS Cowell was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton, and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharkiy.-As USS Cowell:...

became HMS Brighton on 23 Sept. 1940; transferred to the Soviet Union as Zharki on 16 July 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 4 March 1949. She was scrapped on 18 May 1949.
USS Crowninshield
USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
USS Crowninshield was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams Crowninshield...

became HMS Chelsea on 9 September 1940; transferred to the Soviet Union as Dzerki on 16 July 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 24 June 1949. She was scrapped on 27 July 1949.
USS Doran became HMS St Marys on 23 September 1940. She was scrapped in December 1945.
USS Evans
USS Evans (DD-78)
The first USS Evans was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.-As USS Evans:...

became HMS Mansfield on 23 October 1940; heavily involved in the critical convoy actions of March 1943 with convoy HS-229, landing survivors in the United Kingdom; sold on 24 October 1944 for scrapping.
USS Fairfax
USS Fairfax (DD-93)
USS Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond , as a Town class destroyer.-USS Fairfax:...

became HMS Richmond on 26 November 1940; transferred to the Soviet Union as Zhivuchi on 16 June 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 26 June 1949. She was scrapped on 29 June 1949.
USS Foote
USS Foote (DD-169)
The second USS Foote was a in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as and later to the Soviet Navy as Zhyostky.-As USS Foote:...

became HMS Roxborough on 23 September 1940; while with convoy HX-222 Roxborough met with such heavy weather that the entire bridge structure was crushed, with eleven dead, including the Commanding Officer and 1st Lieutenant; the sole surviving executive officer managed to regain control of the ship, and under hand steering from aft, she made St. John's, Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

; was transferred to the Soviet Union as Doblestnyi on 10 August 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 7 February 1949. She was scrapped on 14 May 1949.
USS Hale
USS Hale (DD-133)
The first USS Hale was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Caldwell ...

became HMS Caldwell on 9 September 1940. She was scrapped on 7 June 1945.
USS Haraden
USS Haraden (DD-183)
The first USS Haraden was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Columbia , as a Town class destroyer.-History:...

became HMCS Columbia on 24 September 1940. She was scrapped on 7 August 1945.
USS Hopewell
USS Hopewell (DD-181)
The first USS Hopewell was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Bath , a "Town"-class destroyer.-As USS Hopewell:...

became HMS Bath on 23 September 1940; while escorting her sixth convoy (OG-71) between Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

and Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...

, Bath was torpedoed by U-204 on 19 August 1941 and sank rapidly.
USS Kalk
USS Kalk (DD-170)
The first USS Kalk was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton ....

became HMCS Hamilton on 23 September 1940; lost while being towed to Boston for scrapping in 1945.
USS MacKenzie
USS MacKenzie (DD-175)
USS MacKenzie was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Annapolis .- History :...

became HMCS Annapolis on 29 September 1940; towed to Boston for scrapping on 22 June 1945.
USS Maddox
USS Maddox (DD-168)
USS Maddox was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Georgetown , to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Georgetown, and then to the Soviet Navy as Doblestny .-History:Named for William A. T...

became HMS Georgetown on 23 September 1940; transferred to the Soviet Union as Zhostki in August 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 9 September 1952. She was scrapped on 16 September 1952.
USS Philip
USS Philip (DD-76)
The first USS Philip was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster. She was named for John Woodward Philip.-As USS Philip:...

became HMS Lancaster on 23 October 1940. She was scrapped on 30 May 1947.
USS Ringgold
USS Ringgold (DD-89)
USS Ringgold was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town class destroyer named HMS Newark....

became HMS Newark on 5 December 1940; consigned for scrapping on 18 February 1947.
USS Robinson
USS Robinson (DD-88)
USS Robinson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Newmarket...

became HMS Newmarket on 5 December 1940. She was scrapped on 21 September 1945.
USS Sigourney
USS Sigourney (DD-81)
USS Sigourney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney....

became HMS Newport on 5 December 1940. She was scrapped on 18 February 1947.
USS Thatcher
USS Thatcher (DD-162)
The first USS Thatcher was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Niagara .-As USS Thatcher:Named for Admiral Henry K...

became HMCS Niagara on 26 September 1940; on 28 August 1941 Niagara was involved in the capture of U-570, which had surrendered to an RAF Hudson the previous day. She was scrapped by the end of 1947.
USS Thomas
USS Thomas (DD-182)
The first USS Thomas was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St Albans , as a Town class destroyer, but spent most of the war in the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, before transferred to the Soviet Navy as...

became HMS St Albans on 23 September 1940; while with convoy SCL-81, St Albans took part in the sinking of U-401 on 3 August 1941; encountered the Polish submarine Jastrzab, and in company with the minesweeper Seagull, attacked and sank it in early 1942; transferred to the Soviet Union as Dostoinyi on 16 July 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 28 February 1949; towed for scrapping on 18 May 1949.
USS Tillman
USS Tillman (DD-135)
The first USS Tillman was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman.-United States Navy:...

became HMS Wells on 5 December 1940. She was scrapped February 1946.
USS Twiggs
USS Twiggs (DD-127)
The first USS Twiggs was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Major Levi Twiggs. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchiy, before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gift Horse,...

became HMS Leamington on 23 October 1940; during the fighting around convoy SC-42 in the North Atlantic she shared in the sinking of U-207 on 11 September 1941; while covering convoy WS-17 in the UK approaches, sank U-587 on 27 March 1942; transferred to the Soviet Union as Zhguchi on 17 July 1944; returned on 15 November 1950; hired for the film The Gift Horse, the last Town-class destroyer at sea under her own power. She was scrapped on 3 December 1951.
USS Wickes
USS Wickes (DD-75)
The first USS Wickes was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Montgomery...

became HMS Montgomery on 25 October 1940; on convoy escort Montgomery rescued the survivors of Scottish Standard on 21 February 1941 and sank the Italian submarine Marcello the next day. She was scrapped on 10 April 1945.
USS Williams
USS Williams (DD-108)
The second USS Williams was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St...

became HMCS St Clair on 29 September 1940. She was scrapped on 5 March 1946.
USS Yarnall
USS Yarnall (DD-143)
The first USS Yarnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lincoln, to the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Lincoln, to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Lincoln, and subsequently to the Soviet Navy as Druzhny.-As USS...

became HMS Lincoln on 23 October 1940; transferred to the Soviet Union as Druzhny on 26 August 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 24 August 1952. She was scrapped on 3 September 1952.

Clemson-class destroyers

USS Abel P. Upshur
USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)
USS Abel P. Upshur was a Clemson-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II where she served as HMS Clare.-As USS Abel P...

became HMS Clare on 9 September 1940. She was scrapped on 18 February 1947.
USS Aulick(DD-258)
USS Aulick (DD-258)
The second USS Aulick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham during World War II.-History:...

became HMS Burnham on 8 October 1940. She was scrapped on 2 December 1948.
USS Bailey
USS Bailey (DD-269)
The second USS Bailey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Reading during World War II.-As USS Bailey:...

became HMS Reading on 26 November 1940. She was scrapped on 24 July 1945.
USS Bancroft
USS Bancroft (DD-256)
The second USS Bancroft was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, where she served as HMCS St. Francis during World War II.-As USS Bancroft:...

became HMCS St Francis on 24 September 1940. She was wrecked while being towed for scrapping on 14 July 1945.
USS Branch
USS Branch (DD-197)
USS Branch was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Beverley to serve during World War II.-As USS Branch:...

became HMS Beverley on 8 October 1940; she attacked and sank U-187 on 4 February 1942. Beverley was torpedoed by U-188 on 11 April 1943 and was sunk with the loss of all but four of the ship's company of 152.
USS Edwards
USS Edwards (DD-265)
USS Edwards was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Buxton and later in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.-As USS Edwards:...

became HMS Buxton on 8 October 1940. She was scrapped on 21 March 1946.
USS Herndon
USS Herndon (DD-198)
USS Herndon was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17...

became HMS Churchill on 9 September 1940; transferred to the Soviet Union as Dyatelnyi on 30 May 1944; torpedoed and sunk by U-956 on 16 January 1945 while escorting a White Sea convoy; the last war loss of the class and the only one of the destroyers transferred to the Soviet Union to be lost.
USS Hunt
USS Hunt (DD-194)
USS Hunt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the United States Coast Guard, as USCGD Hunt . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadway ....

became HMS Broadway on 8 October 1940; while escorting convoy OB-318, Broadway took part in the attack on U-110 on 9 May 1941; abandoned by its crew, U-110 was boarded and taken in tow. Escorting convoy HX-237, Broadway located and sank U-89 in the North Atlantic on 14 May 1943; allocated for scrapping in March 1948.
USS Laub
USS Laub (DD-263)
The first USS Laub was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burwell during World War II...

became HMS Burwell on 8 October 1940; one of the ships involved in the recovery of U-570 after its surrender to an RAF aircraft; consigned for scrapping in March 1947.
USS Mason
USS Mason (DD-191)
USS Mason was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadwater .-As USS Mason:...

became HMS Broadwater on 2 October 1940; escorting convoy SC-48 between St. John's, Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

and Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

, Broadwater was torpedoed by U-101 and sunk on 19 October 1941.
USS McCalla
USS McCalla (DD-253)
The first USS McCalla was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley during World War II.-As USS McCalla:...

became HMS Stanley on 23 October 1940; escorting convoy HG-76 from Gibraltar, Stanley and accompanying vessels sank U-131 on 17 December 1941 and U-434 on the following day; Stanley was sunk by U-574 on 19 December 1941 with the loss of all but 25 of her crew.
USS McCook
USS McCook (DD-252)
The first USS McCook was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy and then to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St. Croix during World War II.- As USS McCook :...

became HMCS St Croix on 24 September 1940; escorting convoy ON-113 she attacked and sank U-90 on 27 July 1942; escorting convoy KMS-10, St Croix and HMCS Shediac
HMCS Shediac (K110)
HMCS Shediac was a of the Royal Canadian Navy. She was ordered from Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec, laid down on 5 October 1940, launched on 29 April 1941, and commissioned on 8 July 1941 named after the town of Shediac, New Brunswick.-Background:Flower-class corvettes...

sank U-87
German submarine U-87 (1941)
German submarine U-87 was a Type VIIB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 9 June 1938 at the Flender Werke yard at Lübeck; launched on 21 June 1941, and commissioned on 21 June 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Joachim Berger...

; while escorting the combined convoys ON-202 and ONS-18, St Croix was twice torpedoed by U-305 and sunk on 20 September 1943; survivors were taken aboard the frigate Itchen, which was sunk on 22 September with very heavy loss of life; only one of St Croix's crew of 147 survived.
USS McLanahan
USS McLanahan (DD-264)
The first USS McLanahan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bradford during World War II.-As USS McLanahan:...

became HMS Bradford on 8 October 1940; consigned for scrapping in August 1946.
USS Meade
USS Meade (DD-274)
The first USS Meade was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Ramsey .-As USS Meade:...

became HMS Ramsey on 26 November 1940. She was scrapped July 1947.
USS Rodgers
USS Rodgers (DD-254)
The third USS Rodgers was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, transferred to the Royal Navy and served as HMS Sherwood during World War II.-As USS John Rodgers:...

became HMS Sherwood on 23 October 1940; stripped of usable parts, Sherwood was beached on 3 October 1943 as a target for RAF rocketequipped Beaufighters.
USS Satterlee
USS Satterlee (DD-190)
USS Satterlee was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Belmont.-As USS Satterlee:...

became HMS Belmont on 8 October 1940; while escorting troop convoy NA-2 from St. John's, Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

, Belmont was torpedoed by U-82
German submarine U-82 (1941)
German submarine U-82 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.Her keel was laid down on 15 May 1940 by Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft of Bremen. She was commissioned on 14 May 1941 with Oberleutnant Siegfried Rollmann in command. U-82 conducted three patrols, sinking...

on 31 January 1942 and sank with the loss of her entire ship's company.
USS Shubrick
USS Shubrick (DD-268)
The third USS Shubrick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, where she served as HMS Ripley during World War II.-As USS Shubrick:...

became HMS Ripley on 26 November 1940; consigned for scrapping on 10 March 1945.
USS Swasey
USS Swasey (DD-273)
The first USS Swasey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Rockingham .-USS Swasey:...

became HMS Rockingham on 26 November 1940; while returning to Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

on 27 September 1944, poor navigation brought her into the defensive minefields off the east coast of the United Kingdom, and after striking a mine Rockingham was abandoned and sank with the loss of one life.
USS Welborn C. Wood
USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)
USS Welborn C. Wood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served with the United States Coast Guard as USCGD Wood. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Chesterfield....

became HMS Chesterfield on 9 September 1940. She was scrapped on 3 December 1948.
USS Welles
USS Welles (DD-257)
The first USS Welles was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron during World War II.-As USS Welles:...

became HMS Cameron on 9 September 1940; Cameron never reached operational service; hit and set on fire by an air raid in Portsmouth on 5 December 1940, she was considered by the U.S. Navy as the worst damaged but surviving destroyer available and was extensively studied for explosive effects and damage control; consigned for scrapping on 1 December 1944.

Ships by World War II navy

Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

Annapolis (ex-USS MacKenzie
USS MacKenzie (DD-175)
USS MacKenzie was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Annapolis .- History :...

)
Buxton (ex-HMS Buxton)
Columbia (ex-USS Haraden
USS Haraden (DD-183)
The first USS Haraden was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Columbia , as a Town class destroyer.-History:...

)
Hamilton (ex-USS Kalk
USS Kalk (DD-170)
The first USS Kalk was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton ....

)
Niagara (ex-USS Thatcher
USS Thatcher (DD-162)
The first USS Thatcher was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Niagara .-As USS Thatcher:Named for Admiral Henry K...

)
St Clair (ex-USS Williams
USS Williams (DD-108)
The second USS Williams was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St...

)
St Croix (ex-USS McCook
USS McCook (DD-252)
The first USS McCook was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy and then to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St. Croix during World War II.- As USS McCook :...

; lost on 20 September 1943)
St Francis (ex-USS Bancroft
USS Bancroft (DD-256)
The second USS Bancroft was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, where she served as HMCS St. Francis during World War II.-As USS Bancroft:...

)

(RCN: loaned from the Royal Navy)

Chelsea (ex-HMS Chelsea)
Georgetown (ex-HMS Georgetown)
Leamington (ex-HMS Leamington)
Lincoln (ex-HMS Lincoln)
Mansfield (ex-HMS Mansfield)
Montgomery (ex-HMS Montgomery)
Richmond (ex-HMS Richmond)
Salisbury (ex-HMS Salisbury)

Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

Bath (ex-USS Hopewell
USS Hopewell (DD-181)
The first USS Hopewell was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Bath , a "Town"-class destroyer.-As USS Hopewell:...

; to Norway as Bath)
Belmont (ex-USS Satterlee
USS Satterlee (DD-190)
USS Satterlee was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Belmont.-As USS Satterlee:...

; lost on 31 January 1942)
Beverley (ex-USS Branch
USS Branch (DD-197)
USS Branch was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Beverley to serve during World War II.-As USS Branch:...

; lost on 11 April 1943)
Bradford (ex-USS McLanahan
USS McLanahan (DD-264)
The first USS McLanahan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bradford during World War II.-As USS McLanahan:...

)
Brighton (ex-USS Cowell
USS Cowell (DD-167)
The first USS Cowell was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton, and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharkiy.-As USS Cowell:...

; to the Soviet Union as Zarkij)
Broadwater (ex-USS Mason
USS Mason (DD-191)
USS Mason was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadwater .-As USS Mason:...

; lost on 18 October 1941)
Broadway (ex-USS Hunt
USS Hunt (DD-194)
USS Hunt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the United States Coast Guard, as USCGD Hunt . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadway ....

)
Burnham (ex-USS Aulick(DD-258)
USS Aulick (DD-258)
The second USS Aulick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham during World War II.-History:...

)
Burwell (ex-USS Laub
USS Laub (DD-263)
The first USS Laub was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burwell during World War II...

)
Buxton (ex-USS Edwards
USS Edwards (DD-265)
USS Edwards was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Buxton and later in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.-As USS Edwards:...

; to Canada as Buxton)
Caldwell (ex-USS Hale
USS Hale (DD-133)
The first USS Hale was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Caldwell ...

)
Cameron (ex-USS Welles
USS Welles (DD-257)
The first USS Welles was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron during World War II.-As USS Welles:...

; lost on 5 December 1940)
Campbeltown
HMS Campbeltown (I42)
HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally an American destroyer , and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown...

(ex-USS Buchanan
USS Buchanan (DD-131)
USS Buchanan , named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown . She was destroyed during the St...

; lost on 28 March 1942)
Castleton (ex-USS Aaron Ward
USS Aaron Ward (DD-132)
The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USS Aaron Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton....

)
Charlestown (ex-USS Abbot
USS Abbot (DD-184)
The first USS Abbot was a Wickes-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II...

)
Chelsea (ex-USS Crowninshield
USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
USS Crowninshield was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams Crowninshield...

; to the Soviet Union as Derzki)
Chesterfield (ex-USS Welborn C. Wood
USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)
USS Welborn C. Wood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served with the United States Coast Guard as USCGD Wood. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Chesterfield....

)
Churchill (ex-USS Herdon
USS Herndon (DD-198)
USS Herndon was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17...

; to the Soviet Union as Dejatelny)
Clare (ex-USS Abel P. Upshur
USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)
USS Abel P. Upshur was a Clemson-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II where she served as HMS Clare.-As USS Abel P...

)
Georgetown (ex-USS Maddox
USS Maddox (DD-168)
USS Maddox was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Georgetown , to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Georgetown, and then to the Soviet Navy as Doblestny .-History:Named for William A. T...

; to the Soviet Union as Zostki)
Hamilton (ex-USS Kalk
USS Kalk (DD-170)
The first USS Kalk was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton ....

; to Canada as Hamilton)
Lancaster (ex-USS Philip
USS Philip (DD-76)
The first USS Philip was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster. She was named for John Woodward Philip.-As USS Philip:...

)
Leamington (ex-USS Twiggs
USS Twiggs (DD-127)
The first USS Twiggs was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Major Levi Twiggs. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchiy, before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gift Horse,...

; to the Soviet Union as Zguchi) (starred in 1950 film The Gift Horse
Gift Horse (film)
Gift Horse is a 1952 British war film starring Trevor Howard and Richard Attenborough.The film follows the story of the fictional ship HMS Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until they go on a one-way mission to destroy a German-held dry dock in France.-Synopsis:A...

, which depicted the St. Nazaire Raid
St. Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War. The operation was undertaken by the Royal Navy and British Commandos under the auspices of Combined...

)
Leeds (ex-USS Conner
USS Conner (DD-72)
USS Conner , a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds.-Construction:...

)
Lewes (ex-USS Conway)
Lincoln (ex-USS Yarnall
USS Yarnall (DD-143)
The first USS Yarnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lincoln, to the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Lincoln, to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Lincoln, and subsequently to the Soviet Navy as Druzhny.-As USS...

; to the Soviet Union as Druzny)
Ludlow (ex-USS Stockton
USS Stockton (DD-73)
USS Stockton , a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Ludlow.The second US Navy ship named for Captain Robert F...

)
Mansfield (ex-USS Evans
USS Evans (DD-78)
The first USS Evans was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.-As USS Evans:...

; to Canada as Mansfield; to Norway as Mansfield)
Montgomery (ex-USS Wickes
USS Wickes (DD-75)
The first USS Wickes was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Montgomery...

; to Canada as Montgomery)
Newark (ex-USS Ringgold
USS Ringgold (DD-89)
USS Ringgold was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town class destroyer named HMS Newark....

)
Newmarket (ex-USS Robinson
USS Robinson (DD-88)
USS Robinson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Newmarket...

)
Newport (ex-USS Sigourney
USS Sigourney (DD-81)
USS Sigourney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney....

)
Ramsey (ex-USS Meade
USS Meade (DD-274)
The first USS Meade was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Ramsey .-As USS Meade:...

)
Reading (ex-USS Bailey
USS Bailey (DD-269)
The second USS Bailey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Reading during World War II.-As USS Bailey:...

)
Richmond (ex-USS Fairfax
USS Fairfax (DD-93)
USS Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond , as a Town class destroyer.-USS Fairfax:...

; to the Soviet Union as Zivuchi)
Ripley (ex-USS Shubrick
USS Shubrick (DD-268)
The third USS Shubrick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, where she served as HMS Ripley during World War II.-As USS Shubrick:...

)
Rockingham (ex-USS Swasey
USS Swasey (DD-273)
The first USS Swasey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Rockingham .-USS Swasey:...

; lost on 27 September 1944)
Roxborough (ex-USS Foote
USS Foote (DD-169)
The second USS Foote was a in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as and later to the Soviet Navy as Zhyostky.-As USS Foote:...

; to the Soviet Union as Doblestnyj)
Salisbury (ex-USS Claxton
USS Claxton (DD-140)
USS Claxton , named for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The ship was launched 14 January 1919 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Kellogg; and commissioned 13 September 1919, Lieutenant Commander F. T...

; to Canada as Salisbury)
Sherwood (ex-USS Rodgers
USS Rodgers (DD-254)
The third USS Rodgers was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, transferred to the Royal Navy and served as HMS Sherwood during World War II.-As USS John Rodgers:...

)
St Albans (ex-USS Thomas
USS Thomas (DD-182)
The first USS Thomas was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St Albans , as a Town class destroyer, but spent most of the war in the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, before transferred to the Soviet Navy as...

; to Norway as St Albans; to the Soviet Union as Dostojny)
St Mary's (ex-USS Doran)
Stanley (ex-USS McCalla
USS McCalla (DD-253)
The first USS McCalla was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley during World War II.-As USS McCalla:...

; lost on 19 December 1941)
Wells (ex-USS Tillman
USS Tillman (DD-135)
The first USS Tillman was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman.-United States Navy:...

)

Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

Campbeltown (March to August 1941. Returned to RN service in Sept 1941 as HMS Campbeltown
HMS Campbeltown (I42)
HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally an American destroyer , and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown...

)

Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...

Bath (ex-HMS Bath) (lost on 19 August 1941)
Lincoln (ex-HMS Lincoln)
Mansfield (ex-HMS Mansfield)
Newport (ex-HMS Newport)
St Albans (ex-HMS St Albans)

Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...

Dejatelnyj (ex-HMS Churchill) (lost on 16 January 1945)
Derzkij (ex-HMS Chelsea)
Doblestnyj (ex-HMS Roxborough)
Dostojnyj (ex-HMS St Albans)
Druznyj (ex-HMS Lincoln)
Zarkij (ex-HMS Brighton)
Zguchij (ex-HMS Leamington)
Zivuchij (ex-HMS Richmond)
Zostkij (ex-HMS Georgetown)

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