List of destroyer classes

This is a list of destroyer classes.

= Argentina (Armada de la República Argentina) =

* "Catamarca" class — 4 ships (1912)
* "Cervantes" class — 2 ships (1927, spanish Churruca class)
* "Mendoza" class — 3 ships (1929)
* "Buenos Aires" class — 7 ships (1938, modified version of the British G class)
* "Brown/Almirante Domecq García" class — 5 ships (1962/1971, US Fletcher class)
* "Seguí" class — 3 ships (1971, modified US Allen M. Sumner class)
* "Py" class — 1 ship (1973, modified US Gearing class)
* "Hercules" class — 2 ships (1978, same as UK's Type 42 Batch 1)
* "Almirante Brown" class — 4 ships (1983, german MEKO 360 H2)

Australia (Royal Australian Navy)

* "Battle" class — 2 ships
* "N" class — 5 ships
* "Scott" class — 1 ship
* "Tribal" class — 3 ships
* "V" and "W" class — 4 ships
* "Perth" class — 3 ships
* River class destroyer escort — 6 ships

Brazil Brazilian Navy

* Marcilio Dias class - 3 ships
* H class - 6 ships (purchsed by UK
* Acre class -6 ships

Canada (Canadian Forces Maritime Command)

* "Cameron Holder" class — 1 ship
* Tribal class — 7 ships
* Cr class — 2 ships
* "Valentine" class — 2 ships
* "Algonquin" class — 2 ships
* "St Laurent" class — 7 ships
* "Restigouche" class — 7 ships
* "Mackenzie" class — 4 ships
* "Annapolis" class — 2 ships
* "Iroquois" class — 4 ships

Chile (Chilean Navy)

* Almirante Lynch class
* Serrano class - 6 ships (1929 - 1950's/60's)
* Almirante class - 2 ships (1960 - 1990's)

= China (Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn)=

* "Anshan" class — 4 ships
* "Luda" class — 16 ships
* "Luhu" class — 2 ships
* "Luhai" class — 1 ship
* "Sovremenny class " — 4 ships
* "Luyang" class — 2 ships
* "Luyang II" class — 2 ships
* "Luzhou" class — 2 ships

= Denmark (Kongelige Danske Marine)=

* "Absalon" class — 2 ships
* "Thetis" class — 4 ships

= France (Marine Nationale) =

World War 1

* "Durandal" class, 1899, 4 ships
* "Framee" class, 1899, 4 ships
* "Rochefortais" class or "Pertuisane" class, 1900, 4 ships
* "Arquebus" class, 1902, 20 ships
* "Claymore" class, 1905, 13 ships
* "Branlebas" class, 1907, 10 ships
* "Spahi" class, 1908, 7 ships
* "Voltigeur" class, 1908, 2 ships
* "Chasseur" class, 1909, 4 ships
* "Bouclier" class, 1911, 12 ships
* "Bisson" class, 1912, 6 ships
* "Enseigne Roux" class, 1915, 3 ships
* "Arabe" class, 1917, 12 ships

World War 2

* "Chacal" class — 6 ships
* "Guépard" class — 6 ships
* "Aigle" class — 6 ships
* "Vauquelin" class — 6 ships
* "Le Fantasque" class — 6 ships
* "Mogador" class — 2 ships
* "Bourrasque" class — 12 ships
* "L'Adroit" class — 14 ships
* "Le Hardi" class — 8 ships

Post War

* "T-47" class
* "T-53" class
* "Suffren" class — 2 ships
* "Tourville" class (F67 type) — 3 ships
* "Horizon" class — 4 ships in construction
* fremm(aquitaine class) 9 ships in construction
* freda 2 ships in construction

= Germany (Deutsche Marine) =

Kriegsmarine

see German World War II destroyers
*Mowe class destroyer
*Zerstörer/Typ 1934
*Zerstörer/Typ 1934 A
*Zerstörer/Typ 1936
*Zerstörer/Typ 1936 A
*Zerstörer/Typ 1936 A (Mob)
*Zerstörer/Typ 1936 B

Post war Bundesmarine

* Type 101 "Hamburg" class — 4 ships
* Type 103 "Lütjens" class — 3 ships

Greece (Hellenic Navy)

Royal Hellenic Navy (1832-1974)

* Niki class destroyers— 4 ships
* Thyella class destroyers— 4 ships
* Wild Beast class destroyers— 4 ships
* Keravnos class destroyers— 2 ships
* Dardo class destroyers— 4 ships
* Modified G class destroyers—2 ships
* Fletcher class destroyers— 6 ships
* Hunt class destroyers—8 ships

Hellenic Navy (1974-Present)

*Gearing class destroyers—7 ships
* Charles F. Adams class destroyers—4 ships

= India (Bharatiya Nau Sena)=

* "Kolkata" class — 3 ships (Under construction)
* "Delhi" class — 3 ships
* "Rajput" class — 5 ships

= Iran (Iranian Navy) =

* "Damavand" class — 1 ship
* "Babr" class — 2 ships

Italy (Italian Navy)

Regia Marina

* "Palestro" class — 4 ships
* "Generale" class — 6 ships
* "Curtatone" class — 4 ships
* "Sella" class — 4 ships
* "Sauro" class — 4 ships
* "Turbine" class — 8 ships
* "Navigatori" class — 12 ships
* "Freccia" class — 4 ships
* "Folgore" class — 4 ships
* "Maestrale" class — 4 ships
* "Oriani" class — 4 ships
* "Soldati" class — 18 ships

Marina Militare

* "Impetouso" Class 2 ships
* "Impavido" Class 2 ships
* "Audace" class — 2 ships
* "Luigi Durand de la Penne" class — 2 ships
* "Orizzonte" class — 2 ships in construction

Mexican Navy

*ARM Netzahualcoyotl (D-102)
*ARM Manuel Azueta (D-111)

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy

Russo-Japanese War

* "Ikazuchi" class — 5 ships
* "Murakumo" class — 5 ships
* "Shirakumo class — 2 ships
* "Akatsuki" class — 4 ships
* "Harusame" class — 7 ships

World War I

* "Asakaze" class — 32 ships
* "Umikaze" class — 2 ships
* "Sakura" class — 3 ships
* "Kaba" class — 10 ships
* "Momo" class — 4 ships

The Second Sino-Japanese War

* "Enoki" class — 6 ships
* "Isokaze" class — 4 ships
* "Tanikaze" class — 2 ships

World War II

* "Urakaze" class — 2 ships
* "Minekaze" class — 15 ships
* "Momi" class — 21 ships
* "Wakatake" class — 8 ships
* "Kamikaze" class — 9 ships
* "Mutsuki" class — 4 ships
* "Fubuki" class — 20 ships
* "Akatsuki" class — 4 ships
* "Hatsuharu" class — 6 ships
* "Shiratsuyu" class — 10 ships
* "Asashio" class — 10 ships
* "Kagero" class — 18 ships
* "Akitsuki" class — 13 ships
* "Yugumo" class — 20 ships
* "Shimakaze" class — 1 ships
* " Matsu" class — 18 ships
* "Tachibana" class — 23 ships

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

* "Harukaze" class — 2 ships
* "Ayanami" class — 7 ships
* "Murasame (old)" class — 3 ships
* "Akizuki" class — 2 ships
* "Yamagumo" class — 6 ships
* "Amatsukaze" class — 1 ship
* "Takatsuiki" class — 4 ships
* "Minegumo" class — 3 ships
* "Haruna" class — 2 ships
* "Tachikaze" class — 3 ships
* "Shirane" class — 2 ships
* "Hatsuyuki" class — 11 ships
* "Hatakaze" class — 2 ships
* "Asagiri" class — 8 ships
* "Kongō" class — 4 ships
* "Murasame" class — 9 ships
* "Takanami" class — 3 ships + 2 build(2004)
* "Atago" class — 2 ships building

= Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine) =

* "Holland" class — 4 ships
* "Friesland" class — 8 ships
* "Gerard Callenburgh" class — 4 ships (2 completed)
* "Admiralen" class — 8 ships
* "Roofdier" class — 8 ships

= Norway (Kongelige Norske Marine)=

* "Draug" class — 3 ships
* "Sleipner" class — 6 ships

= Peru (Marina de Guerra del Perú)=

* "Fletcher" class — 2 ships
* "Daring" class — 2 ships
* "Holland" class — 1 ship
* "Friesland" class — 7 ships

= Poland (Marynarka Wojenna)=

* "Wicher" class — 2 ships
* "Grom" class — 2 ships
* "G" and "H" class — 1 ship
* "L" and "M" class — 1 ship
* "N" class — 1 ship
* "Hunt" (Batch III) class — 3 ships
* "Project 30" class — 2 ships
* "Kotlin" class (project 56) — 1 ship
* "Kashin" class (project 61) — 1 ship

Portugal(Marinha Portuguesa)

* "Guadiana" class — 4 ships
* "Vouga" class — 7 ships

Romania Romanian Navy

* Marasti class destroyer
* Regele Ferdinand class destroyer

= Russia/USSR (Voyenno- Morskoy Flot)=

Imperial Russian Navy

See also: "List of Imperial Russian navy destroyers"

* "Sokol-prototype" class ("Prytky") — 1 ship 1895
* "Sokol" class — 31 ships 1900-1908
* "Leytenant Burakow" class destroyer (ex-China) class — 1 ships 1900
* "Kit" class — 4 ships 1900
* "Forel" class — 5 ships 1901-1902
* "Som" class — 1 ships 1900
* "Boyky" class — 9 ships 1900-1904
* "Gromky" class — 13 ships 1905-1907
* "Leytenant Burakow" class — 11 ships 1905-1906
* "Injener-mekhanik Zverev" class — 12 ships 1906-1908
* "Finn" class — 4 ships 1905-1906
* "Vsadnik" class — 4 ships 1906-1907
* "Okhotnik" class — 4 ships 1906
* "Ukrayna" class — 8 ships 1905-1907
* "Leytenant Shestakov" class — 4 ships 1909
* "Novik" class — 1 ships 1913
* "Derzky" class — 9 ships 1914-1915
* "Orfey" class — 16 ships 1914-1915
* "Fidonisy" class — 8 ships 1917-1925
* "Izijaslav" class — 3 ships 1917-1927

Soviet Navy

* "Leningrad" class (project 1) (Flotilia Leader) — 3 ships 1936-1939
* "Minsk" class (project 38) (Flotilia Leader) — 3 ships 1938-1940
* "Tashkent" class (project 20) (Flotilia Leader) — 1 ship 1941
* "Gnevny" class (project 7) — 28 ships 1938-1942
* "Soobrazitelny" class (project 7U) — 18 ships 1939-1941
* "Opitny" class (project 45) — 1 ship 1941
* "Zhivushiy" (ex-USS) class — 9 ships 1944
* "Likhoy" (ex-Romania) class — 2 ships 1944-53
* "Legky" (ex-Romania) class — 2 ships 1944-46
* "Ognevoy" class (project 30) — 1 ship 1945
* "Osmotritelny" class (project 30K) — 10 ships 1947-1950
* "Prytky" (ex-German) type 1934A class — 2 ships 1949
* "Prochny" (ex-German) type 1936 class — 1 ship 1949
* "Provorny" (ex-German) type 1936A class — 1 ship 1949
* "Soldati" (ex-Italian) class — 5 ships 1949
* "Skoryy" class (project 30-bis) — 70 ships 1949-1953
* "Neustrashimy" class(project 41) — 1 ship 1955
* "Kotlin" (NATO) class (project 56) — 26 ships 1955-1956 -see Kotlin class (project 56)
* "Kildin" (NATO) class (project 56EM) — 1 ships 1958
* "Kildin (NATO)" class (project 56M) — 4 ships 1958-60
* "Krupny (NATO)" class (project 57-bis) — 8 ships 1960-61
* "Kashin (NATO)" class (BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 61) — 20 ships 1962-1974
* "Kashin (NATO)" class|(BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship)(project 61ME) — 5 ships 1979-1986
* Kronshtadt class (BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 1134-A) — 10 ships 1969-1978
* "Nikolayev" class (BPK-Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 1134-B) — 7 ships 1971-1979
* "Sovremenny" class (project 956) — 17 ships 1980-1993
* "Udaloy" class (BPK - Big Antisubmarine Ship) (project 1155) — 16 ships 1980-1996

= South Korea (Republic of Korea Navy)=

* Gwanggaeto the Great class (KD-I class) 3 ships
* Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class (KD-II class) 4 ships, 2 ships under construction
* "KDX-III" class 2 ships under construction, 1 ship planned

= Spain (Armada Española) =

* "Destructor" class — 1 ship 1887, a precursor of the destroyer
* "Furor" class — 6 ships 1897-98
* "Bustamante" class — 3 ships 1914-17
* "Alsedo" class — 3 ships 1924-25
* "Churruca" class — 16 ships 1927-37 (2 sold to Argentina)
* "Teruel" class — 2 ships 1937
* "Ceuta" class — 2 ships 1937
* "Liniers" class — 2 ships 1951
* "Audaz" class — 9 ships 1953-65
* "Lepanto" class (ex-USS "Fletcher" class) — 5 ships 1957-60
* "Oquendo" class — 3 ships 1963-70
* "Churruca" class (ex-USS "Gearing" "FRAM I" class) — 5 ships 1972-73

weden (Swedish Navy)

* Erhenskold class
* Klas Horn class
* Göteborg class
* Mode class
* Visby class
* Oland class
* Halland class
* Östergotland class

= Republic of China (Taiwan) (Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)=

* "Chao Yang" class — 14 ships
* "Lo Yang" class — 8 ships
* "Heng Yang" class — 4 ships

= Turkey (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)=

* "Adatepe" class — 2 ships
* "Tinaztepe" class — 2 ships
* "Demirhisar" class — 4 ships

United Kingdom (Royal Navy)

Torpedo Boat Destroyers

In 1913, the large heteogeneous array of older Torpedo Boat Destroyer types were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed.

*A class; (27-knot classes)
**"Havock" class — 2 ships, 1893
**"Daring" class — 2 ships, 1893–1894
**"Ariel" class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
**"Charger" class — 3 ships, 1894
**"Haughty" class — 2 ships, 1895
**"Janus" class — 3 ships, 1895
**"Snapper" class — 2 ships, 1895
**"Banshee" class — 5 ships, 1893–1894
**"Fervent" class — 2 ships, 1895
**"Conflict" class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
**"Handy" class — 3 ships, 1895
**"Opossum" class — 3 ships, 1895
**"Rocket" class — 3 ships, 1894
**"Sturgeon" class — 3 ships, 1894–1895
**"Swordfish" class — 2 ships, 1895

*B class (4-funnelled, convert|30|kn|km/h|0|sing=on classes)
**"Quail" class — 4 ships, 1895
**"Earnest" class — 6 ships, 1896–1897
**"Spiteful" class — 2 ships, 1899
**"Myrmidon" class — 2 ships, 1900

*C class (3-funnelled, convert|30|kn|km/h|0|sing=on classes)
**"Star" class — 6 ships, 1896–1897
**"Avon" class — 3 ships, 1896–1897
**"Brazen" class — 4 ships, 1896–1898
**"Violet" class — 2 ships, 1897
**"Mermaid" class — 2 ships, 1897–1898
**"Gipsy" class — 3 ships, 1897
**"Bullfinch" class — 3 ships, 1898
**"Fawn" class — 6 ships, 1897–1899
**"Falcon" class — 2 ships, 1899–1900
**"Greyhound" class — 3 ships, 1900–1901
**"Thorn" class — 3 ships, purchased 1901
**Hawthorn special type — 2 ships, 1899, steam turbine specials
**Thornycroft special — 1 ship, 1898
**Armstrong-Whitworth special, — 1 ship, 1900

*D class; (2-funnelled, convert|30|kn|km/h|0|sing=on classes)
**"Desperate" class — 4 ships, 1896
**"Angler" class — 2 ships, 1897
**"Coquette" class — 3 ships, 1897–1898
**"Stag" special type — 1 ship, 1899

*"Taku" type — 1 ship, 1900, ex-Chinese prize

Conventional destroyers

In 1913, lettered names were given to all Royal Navy destroyers, previously known after the first ship of that class. The River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a recognisable modern configuration.
*River or E class — 33 ships, 1903–1905
*Tribal or F class — 13 ships, 1907–1909
*"Beagle" or G class — 16 ships, 1909–1910
*"Acorn" or H class — 20 ships, 1910–1911
*"Acheron" or I class — 23 ships, 1910–1915
*"Acasta" or K class — 20 ships, 1912–1913
*"Swift" type — 1 ship, 1907, large leader prototype
*"Laforey" or L class — 22 ships, 1913–1915
*"Arno" type — 1 ship, 1914, ex-Portuguese purchase
*Admiralty M class — 74 ships, 1914–1917
*Hawthorn M class — 2 ships, 1915
*Yarrow M class — 10 ships, 1914–1916
*Thornycroft M class — 6 ships, 1914–1916
*"Talisman" class — 4 ships, 1914–1916, ex-Turkish purchases
*"Medea" class — 4 ships, 1915, ex-Greek purchases
*"Faulknor" class leader — 4 ships, 1914, ex-Chilean purchases
*"Marksman" class leader — 7 ships, 1915–1916
*"Anzac" class leader — 6 ships, 1916–1917
*Admiralty R class — 39 ships, 1916–1917
*Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships, 1916–1917
*Thornycroft R class — 5 ships, 1916–1917
*Admiralty modified R class — 11 ships, 1916–1917
*Admiralty S class — 55 ships, 1916–1924
*Yarrow S class — 7 ships, 1917–1919
*Thornycroft S class — 5 ships, 1917–1919
*Admiralty V class — 28 ships, 1916–1918
*Admiralty W class — 19 ships, 1916–1918
*Thornycroft V and W class — 4 ships, 1918
*Thornycroft modified W class — 2 ships, 1918–1924
*Admiralty modified W class — 15 ships, 1918–1922
*Admiralty type leader — 8 ships, 1917–1919
*Thornycroft type leader or "Shakespeare" class — 5 ships, 1917–1921
* "Ambuscade" type — 1 ship, 1926, Yarrow prototype of new design
* "Amazon" type — 1 ship, 1926, Thornycroft prototype of new design

*Inter-war standard classes
** A class — 9 ships, 1928–1931
** B class — 9 ships, 1929–1931
** C class — 5 ships, 1930–1934
** D class — 9 ships, 1931–1933
** E class — 9 ships, 1933–1934
** F class — 9 ships, 1933–1935
** G class — 9 ships, 1934–1936
** H class — 9 ships, 1935–1937
** I class — 9 ships, 1936–1937
** ex-Brazilian H class — 6 ships, 1938–1940, ex-Brazilian purchases
** ex-Turkish I class — 2 ships, 1939–1941, ex-Turkish purchases
* Tribal class — 27 ships, 1936–1944
* J, K and N class — 24 ships, 1938–1941
* Hunt class — 83 ships (20 Type I, 33 Type II, 28 Type III, 2 Type IV), 1939–1942, "escort destroyers"
* L and M class — 16 ships, 1939–19
*Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, built 1917–1920, transferred 1940

*World War II War Emergency Programme classes
** O and P class — 16 ships, 1941–1942
** Q and R class — 16 ships, 1941–1942
** S and T class — 16 ships, 1942–1943
** U and V class — 16 ships, 1942–1943
** W and Z class — 16 ships, 1943–1944
** C class — 32 ships, (8 Ca-, 8 Ch-, 8 Co-, 8 Cr-), 1943–1945

* Battle class — 23 ships (16 Group I, 7 Group II), 1943–1946
* Weapon class — 4 ships, 1945–1946
* "Daring" class — 8 ships, 1949–1952

Guided-missile destroyers

* County class — 8 ships (4 Batch I, 4 Batch II), 1961–1967
* Type 82 — 1 ship, 1969
* Type 42 — 14 ships (6 "Sheffield", 4 "Exeter", 4 "Manchester"), 1971–1983
* Type 45 — 6 ships, scheduled for commissioning 2007–2014

United States (United States Navy)

"See also: list of destroyers of the United States Navy"

Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)

*Dubrovnik
*Beograd Class
*Split

= Venezuela (ARBV)=

* "Nueva Esparta" class — 3 ships
* "Almirante Clemente" class — 6 ships