List of destroyer classes

This is a list of destroyer classes.

Argentina (Armada de la República Argentina)

 * Catamarca class — 2 ships
 * La Plata class — 2 ships
 * Cervantes class — 2 ships, ex-Churruca class
 * Mendoza class — 3 ships
 * Buenos Aires class — 7 ships, improved G class
 * Almirante Domecq García class — 5 ships, ex-Fletcher class
 * Seguí class — 3 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
 * Comodoro Py class — 1 ship, ex-Gearing class
 * Hercules class — 2 ships (same as UK's Type 42 Batch 1)
 * Almirante Brown class — 4 ships, MEKO 360 H2

Australia (Royal Australian Navy)

 * River class — 6 ships
 * Anzac class — 1 ship
 * Stalwart class — 5 ships
 * V and W class — 4 ships
 * Scott class — 1 ship
 * Nizam class — 5 ships
 * Arunta class — 3 ships
 * Quadrant class — 5 ships
 * Battle class — 2 ships
 * Daring class — 3 ships
 * Perth class — 3 ships
 * Hobart class — 3 ships

Austria-Hungary (Austro-Hungarian Navy)

 * Huszár class — 13 ships
 * Warasdiner class— 1 ship
 * Tátra class— 6 ships
 * Ersatz Triglav class— 4 ships

Brazil (Marinha do Brasil)

 * Pará class — 10 ships
 * Marcilio Dias class — 3 ships
 * Jurua class — 6 ships ordered but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as Havant class
 * Acre class — 6 ships
 * Pará class — 7 ships, ex-Fletcher class
 * Mato Grosso class — 5 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
 * Marcilio Dias class — 2 ships, ex-Gearing class
 * Pará class — 4 ships, ex-Garcia class

Bulgaria (Bulgarian Navy)

 * Fidonisy class - 1 ship
 * Ognevoy class - 1 ship

Canada (Royal Canadian Navy)

 * M or Patriot class — 2 ships
 * Vancouver class — 2 ships, ex-S class
 * River class — 14 ships
 * Montgomery class — 5 ships, ex-Clemson class
 * St Croix class — 3 ships, ex-Wickes class
 * Tribal class — 8 ships
 * Algonquin class — 2 ships
 * Crescent 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 (Armada de Chile)

 * Capitán Orella-class destroyer — 4 ships
 * Capitán Merino Jarpa-class destroyer — 3 ships
 * Almirante Lynch class — 6 ships planned, 5 delivered
 * Serrano class — 6 ships
 * Almirante class — 2 ships
 * Blanco Encalada class — 2 ships and 1 spare ship, ex-Fletcher class
 * Serrano class — 4 ships, ex-Buckley class
 * Ministro Zenteno class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
 * Prat class — 4 ships, ex-County class

People's Republic of China (People's Liberation Army Navy)

 * Anshan class — 4 ships, all retired (ex-Gnevny-class destroyer)
 * Sovremennyy class — 4 ships in active service
 * Type 051 (NATO codename Luda) — 17 ships, all retired
 * Type 052 (NATO codename Luhu) — 2 ships in active service
 * Type 051B (NATO codename Luhai) — 1 ship in active service
 * Type 052B (NATO codename Luyang I) — 2 ships in active service
 * Type 051C (NATO codename Luzhou) — 2 ships in active service
 * Type 052C (NATO codename Luyang II) — 6 ships in active service
 * Type 052D — 22 ships in active service, 6 in sea trials and 4 under construction
 * Type 055 — 3 ship in active service, 4 in sea trials and 3 under construction

Republic of China (Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)

 * Chao Yang class — 14 ships (ex-Gearing-class destroyer)
 * Lo Yang class — 8 ships (ex-Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer)
 * Heng Yang class — 4 ships (ex-Fletcher-class destroyer)
 * Keelung class — 4 ships (ex-Kidd-class destroyer)

Colombia (Armada de la República de Colombia)

 * Antioquia class — 2 ships, ex-Douro class
 * Halland class — 2 ships
 * Antioquia class — 1 ship, ex-Fletcher class
 * Caldas class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class

Denmark (Royal Danish Navy)

 * Hunt class - 3 ships

Dominican Republic (Dominican Navy)

 * H class - 1 ship Trujillo
 * F class - 1 ship Generalisimo

Ecuador (Armada del Ecuador)

 * Hunt class - 2 ships
 * Presidente Eloy Alfaro class - 1 ship, ex-Gearing class

Egypt (Egyptian Navy)

 * El Fateh class — 2 ships, ex-Z class
 * El Nasser class — 3 ships, ex-Project 30bis
 * Hunt-class destroyer escort - 2 ships

Estonia (Eesti Merevägi)

 * Wambola class — 1 ship, ex-Orfei class
 * Lennuk class — 1 ship, ex-Izyaslav class

France (Marine Nationale)

 * Durandal-class destroyer (1899) — 4 ships
 * Framée-class destroyer (1899) — 4 ships
 * Rochefortais-class destroyer or Pertuisane class (1900) — 4 ships
 * Arquebuse-class destroyer (1902) — 20 ships
 * Claymore-class destroyer (1905) — 13 ships
 * Branlebas-class destroyer (1907) — 10 ships
 * Spahi-class destroyer (1908) — 7 ships
 * Voltigeur-class destroyer (1908) — 2 ships
 * Chasseur-class destroyer (1909) — 4 ships
 * Bouclier-class destroyer (1911) — 12 ships
 * Bisson-class destroyer (1912) — 6 ships
 * Enseigne Roux-class destroyer (1915) — 3 ships
 * Arabe-class destroyer (1917) — 12 ships
 * Chacal-class destroyer — 6 ships
 * Guépard-class destroyer — 6 ships
 * Aigle-class destroyer — 6 ships
 * Vauquelin-class destroyer — 6 ships
 * Fantasque-class destroyer — 6 ships
 * Mogador-class destroyer — 2 ships
 * Bourrasque-class destroyer — 12 ships
 * Adroit-class destroyer — 14 ships
 * T 47-class destroyer — 12 ships
 * T 53-class destroyer — 6 ships
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Aconit — 1 ship

Royal Hellenic Navy (1832–1974)

 * Niki class — 4 ships
 * Thyella class — 4 ships
 * Aetos class — 4 ships
 * Kriti class — 4 ships ordered but requisitioned by Royal Navy as Medea class
 * Keravnos class — 2 ships
 * Hydra class — 4 ships
 * Vasilefs Georgios class — 2 ships, modified G class
 * Salamis class — 1 ship, ex-B class
 * Navarinon class — 1 ship, ex-E class
 * Adrias class — 8 ships, ex-Hunt class
 * Doxa class — 2 ships, ex-Gleaves class
 * Wild Beast class — 4 ships, ex-Cannon class
 * Sfnedoni class — 6 ships, ex-Fletcher class

Hellenic Navy (1974–Present)

 * Themistocles class — 7 ships, ex-Gearing class
 * Nearchus class — 4 ships, ex-Charles F. Adams class

India (Bharatiya Nau Sena)

 * Hunt class — 8 ships
 * Ranjit class — 3 ships
 * Rajput class — 5 ships
 * Delhi class — 3 ships
 * Kolkata class — 3 ships
 * Visakhapatnam class —3 active, 1 sea trials
 * Project 18-class destroyer — 6-10 ships planned.

Indonesia (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut)

 * Imam Bondjol class – 2 ships, ex-Almirante Clemente class
 * Gadjah Mada class – 1 ship, ex-N class
 * Siliwangi class — 7 ships, ex-Skory class

Iran (Iranian Navy)

 * Damavand class — 1 ship
 * Babr class — 2 ships
 * Gearing-class - 2 ships
 * Jamaran class — 2 ships
 * Khalije Fars class — Under construction

Israel (Israeli Navy)

 * Z-class destroyer - 2 ships
 * Hunt-class destroyer escort - 1 ship

Regia Marina (1861–1946)

 * Lampo class — 5 ships
 * Nembo class — 6 ships
 * Soldato class — 10 ships
 * Indomito class — 6 ships
 * Ardito class — 2 ships
 * Audace class — 2 ships
 * Rosolino Pilo class — 8 ships
 * Alessandro Poerio class — 3 ships
 * Aquila class — 4 ships, originally ordered by Romania
 * Mirabello class — 3 ships
 * La Masa class — 8 ships
 * Giuseppe Sirtori class — 4 ships
 * Palestro class — 4 ships
 * Generali class — 6 ships
 * Curtatone class — 4 ships
 * Leone class — 3 ships
 * Sella class — 4 ships
 * Sauro class — 4 ships
 * Turbine or Borea class — 8 ships
 * Navigatori class — 12 ships
 * Freccia or Dardo class — 4 ships
 * Folgore class — 4 ships
 * Maestrale class — 4 ships
 * Oriani class — 4 ships
 * Soldati class — 12 ships

Marina Militare (1946–present)

 * Benson class — 1 ship
 * Gleaves class — 1 ship
 * Fletcher class — 3 ships
 * Impetuoso class — 2 ships
 * Impavido class — 2 ships
 * Audace class — 2 ships
 * Luigi Durand de la Penne class — 2 ships
 * Andrea Doria class — 2 ships

Japan

 * Asakaze class — 2 ships
 * Ariake class — 2 ships
 * Harukaze class — 2 ships
 * Ayanami class — 7 ships
 * Murasame class — 3 ships
 * Akizuki class — 2 ships
 * Yamagumo class — 6 ships
 * Takatsuki class — 4 ships
 * Minegumo class — 3 ships
 * Haruna class — 2 ships
 * Shirane class — 2 ships
 * Hatsuyuki class — 12 ships
 * Asagiri class — 8 ships
 * Hatakaze class — 2 ships
 * Kongō class — 4 ships
 * Murasame class — 9 ships
 * Takanami class — 5 ships
 * Atago class — 2 ships
 * Hyūga class — 2 ships
 * Akizuki class — 4 ships
 * Izumo class — 2 ships
 * Asahi class — 2 ships
 * Maya class — 2 ships

Manchukuo (Manchukuo Imperial Navy)

 * Hai Wei class - 1 ship (ex-Momo class)

Mexico (Armada de México)

 * Cuauhtémoc class — 2 ships, ex-Fletcher class
 * Quetzalcoatl class — 3 ships, ex-Gearing class
 * Manuel Azueta class — 1 ship, converted Edsall class

Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine)

 * Wolf class (Roofdier class) — 8 ships
 * Admiralen class — 8 ships
 * Gerard Callenburgh class — 2 ships
 * Van Galen class — 2 ships, ex-N class
 * S class - 2 ships
 * G class - 1 ship
 * Q class - 1 ship
 * Wickes class - 1 ship
 * Holland class — 4 ships
 * Friesland class — 8 ships

Norway (Kongelige Norske Marine)

 * Draug class — 3 ships
 * Sleipner class — 6 ships
 * Ålesund class - 2 ships (Never completed)
 * Stord class — 2 ships, ex-S class
 * Town class — 5 vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.
 * Oslo class — 4 ships, ex-C class
 * Hunt class — 5 ships

Pakistan (Pɑkistan Bahri'a)

 * Tariq class — 3 ships, ex-O class
 * Taimur class — 4 ships, ex-C class
 * Badr class — 2 ships, ex-Battle class
 * Tariq class — 3 ships, ex-Gearing class
 * Babur class — 1 ship, ex-County class
 * Tariq class — 5 ships, ex-Amazon-class

Peru (Marina de Guerra del Perú)

 * Teniente Rodríguez class — 1 ship
 * Almirante Guise class — 1 ship, ex-Izyaslav class
 * Almirante Villar class — 1 ship, ex-Orfei class
 * Villar class — 2 ships, ex-Fletcher class
 * Palacios class — 2 ships, ex-Daring class
 * Garcia y Garcia class — 1 ship, ex-Holland class
 * Colonel Bolognesi class — 7 ships, ex-Friesland class

Poland (Marynarka Wojenna)

 * Wicher class — 2 ships
 * Grom class — 2 ships
 * Garland — 1 ship, ex-G class
 * Piorun class — 1 ship, ex-N class
 * Orkan class — 1 ship, ex-M class
 * Hunt (Batch III) class — 3 ships
 * Bourrasque class - 1 ship
 * Wicher class — 2 ships, ex-Project 30 class
 * Warszawa class — 1 ship, ex-Project 56AE
 * Warszawa class — 1 ship ex-Project 61MP

Portugal (Marinha Portuguesa)

 * Tejo class — 1 ship
 * Guadiana class — 4 ships
 * Liz class — 1 ship
 * Vouga class — 5 ships

Romania (Romanian Navy)

 * Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer — 2 ships
 * Mărăști class - 2 ships (Aquila-class scout cruisers rearmed as destroyers)
 * Amiral Murgescu class - 1 ship completed (minelaying destroyer escort)

Soviet Navy

 * Leningrad class — 6 ships
 * Tashkent class — 1 ship
 * Gnevny class — 28 ships
 * Soobrazitelnyy class — 18 ships
 * Opytny class — 1 ship
 * Ognevoy class — 11 ships
 * Zhivushiy (ex-USS) class — 9 ships
 * Likhoy class — 2 ships, ex-Regele Ferdinand class
 * Legky class — 2 ships, ex-Marasti class
 * Prytky class — 2 ships, ex-Zerstörer 1934A class
 * Prochny class — 1 ship, ex-German Zerstörer 1936A class
 * Soldati class — 2 ships, ex-Soldati class
 * Skoryy class — 70 ships
 * Neustrashimy class — 1 ship
 * Kotlin class — 27 ships
 * Kildin class — 4 ships
 * Krupny class — 7 ships
 * Kashin class — 25 ships
 * Sovremennyy class — 21 ships
 * Udaloy class — 16 ships

Siam (Royal Siamese Navy)

 * Sua Taynchon class — 2 ships
 * Phra Ruang class — 1 ship

South Africa (South African Navy)

 * W class — 2 ships

South Korea (Republic of Korea Navy)

 * Chungmu class — 3 ships, ex-Fletcher class
 * Chungbuk class — 7 ships, ex-Gearing class
 * Dae Gu class — 2 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
 * Gwanggaeto the Great class — 3 ships
 * Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class — 6 ships
 * Sejong the Great class — 3 ships

Spain (Armada Española)

 * Destructor class — 1 ship
 * Furor class — 6 ships
 * Bustamante class — 3 ships
 * Alsedo class — 3 ships
 * Churruca class — 16 ships
 * Teruel class — 2 ships
 * Ceuta class — 2 ships
 * Liniers class — 2 ships
 * Audaz class — 9 ships
 * Oquendo class — 3 ships
 * Lepanto class — 5 ships, ex-Fletcher class
 * Churruca class — 5 ships, ex-Gearing class

Sweden (Swedish Navy)

 * Ragnar class — 3 ships
 * Hugin class — 2 ships
 * Wrangel class — 2 ships
 * Ehrenskold class — 2 ships
 * Klas class — 2 ships
 * Göteborg class — 6 ships
 * Psilander class — 2 ships
 * Romulus class — 2 ships
 * Mode class — 4 ships
 * Visby class — 4 ships
 * Öland class — 2 ships
 * Halland class — 2 ships
 * Östergotland class — 4 ships

Turkey (Osmanlı Donanması / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri)

 * Samsun class — 4 ships
 * Muavenet-i Milliye class — 4 ships
 * Adatepe class — 2 ships
 * Tinaztepe class — 2 ships
 * Gaziantep class — 4 ships (ex-Gleaves-class destroyer)
 * Demirhisar class — 4 ships (ex-I-class destroyer)
 * Alp Arslan class — 4 ships (ex-M class)
 * Geyret class — 1 ship (ex-O and P-class destroyer)
 * İstanbul class — 5 ships (ex-Fletcher-class destroyer)
 * Zafer class - 1 ship (ex-Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
 * Zafer class — 2 ships (ex-Robert H. Smith-class destroyer)
 * Yücetepe class — 10 ships (ex-Gearing-class destroyer)
 * Alçıtepe class — 2 ships (ex-Gearing-class destroyer)
 * Berk class — 2 ships (ex-Claud Jones-class destroyer escort)
 * Gelibolu class - 3 ships (ex-Köln-class frigate)

Torpedo Boat Destroyers
In 1913, the surviving units among the large heterogeneous array of older Torpedo Boat Destroyer types of the "27-knotter" and "30-knotter" varieties were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed. The earlier "26-knotters" were not included as all six vessels had been deleted before 1913.

Unlike the A, B and C classes, all the (two-funnel) D class were built by one shipbuilder (Thornycroft) and comprised a single class, with minor modifications between batches.
 * 26-knot classes
 * Daring class — 2 ships
 * Havock class — 2 ships
 * Ferret class — 2 ships
 * A class; (27-knot classes) — 36 original ships in this group
 * Ardent class — 3 ships
 * Charger class — 3 ships
 * Fervent class — 2 ships
 * Hardy class — 2 ships
 * Janus class — 3 ships
 * Salmon class — 2 ships
 * Banshee class — 3 ships
 * Conflict class — 3 ships
 * Handy class — 3 ships
 * Opossum class — 3 ships
 * Rocket class — 3 ships
 * Sturgeon class — 3 ships
 * Swordfish class — 2 ships
 * Zebra class — 1 ship
 * B class (4-funnelled, 30 kn classes)
 * Quail class — 4 ships
 * Earnest class — 6 ships
 * Spiteful class — 2 ships
 * Myrmidon class — 2 ships
 * C class (3-funnelled, 30 kn classes)
 * Star class — 6 ships
 * Avon class — 3 ships
 * Brazen class — 4 ships
 * Violet class — 2 ships
 * Mermaid class — 2 ships
 * Gipsy class — 3 ships
 * Bullfinch class — 3 ships
 * Fawn class — 6 ships
 * Falcon class — 2 ships
 * Greyhound class — 3 ships
 * Thorn class — 3 ships
 * Hawthorn special type — 2 ships
 * Thornycroft special — 1 ship
 * Armstrong-Whitworth special, — 1 ship
 * D class; (2-funnelled, 30 kn classes)
 * Desperate group — 4 ships
 * Angler group — 2 ships
 * Coquette group — 3 ships
 * Stag special type — 1 ship
 * Taku type — 1 ship, 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
 * Tribal or F class — 13 ships
 * Beagle or G class — 16 ships
 * Acorn or H class — 20 ships
 * Acheron or I class — 23 ships
 * Acasta or K class — 20 ships
 * Swift type — 1 ship
 * Laforey or L class — 22 ships
 * Arno type — 1 ship
 * Admiralty M class — 74 ships
 * Hawthorn M class — 2 ships
 * Yarrow M class — 10 ships
 * Thornycroft M class — 6 ships
 * Talisman class — 4 ships
 * Medea class — 4 ships
 * Faulknor class leader — 4 ships
 * Marksman class leader — 7 ships
 * Parker class leader — 6 ships
 * Admiralty R class — 39 ships
 * Yarrow Later M class — 7 ships
 * Thornycroft R class — 5 ships
 * Admiralty modified R class — 11 ships
 * Admiralty S class — 55 ships
 * Yarrow S class — 7 ships
 * Thornycroft S class — 5 ships
 * Admiralty V class — 28 ships
 * Admiralty W class — 19 ships
 * Thornycroft V and W class — 4 ships
 * Thornycroft modified W class — 2 ships
 * Admiralty modified W class — 15 ships
 * Admiralty type leader — 8 ships
 * Thornycroft type leader or Shakespeare class — 5 ships
 * Ambuscade type — 1 ship
 * Amazon type — 1 ship
 * Inter-war standard classes
 * A class — 9 ships
 * B class — 9 ships
 * C class — 5 ships
 * D class — 9 ships
 * E class — 9 ships
 * F class — 9 ships
 * G class — 9 ships
 * H class — 9 ships
 * I class — 9 ships
 * ex-Brazilian H class — 6 ships
 * ex-Turkish I class — 2 ships
 * Tribal class — 27 ships
 * J, K and N class — 24 ships
 * Hunt class — 83 ships
 * L and M class — 16 ships
 * Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, transferred 1940
 * World War II War Emergency Programme classes
 * O and P class — 16 ships
 * Q and R class — 16 ships
 * S and T class — 16 ships
 * U and V class — 16 ships
 * W and Z class — 16 ships
 * C class — 32 ships
 * Battle class — 23 ships
 * Weapon class — 4 ships
 * Laid down post-war
 * Daring class — 8 ships

Guided-missile destroyers

 * County class — 8 ships
 * Type 82 — 1 ship
 * Type 42 — 14 ships (6 Sheffield, 4 Exeter, 4 Manchester)
 * Type 45 — 6 ships, commissioned 2009–2013

United States (United States Navy)

 * Bainbridge class — 13 ships
 * Truxtun class — 3 ships
 * Smith class — 5 ships
 * Paulding class — 21 ships
 * Cassin class — 8 ships
 * O'Brien class — 6 ships
 * Tucker class — 6 ships
 * Sampson class — 6 ships
 * Caldwell class — 6 ships
 * Wickes class — 111 ships
 * Clemson class — 156 ships
 * Farragut class (1934) — 8 ships
 * Porter class — 8 ships
 * Mahan class — 18 ships
 * Gridley class — 4 ships
 * Bagley class — 8 ships
 * Somers class — 5 ships
 * Benham class — 10 ships
 * Sims class — 12 ships
 * Gleaves class — 66 ships
 * Benson class — 30 ships
 * Fletcher class — 175 ships
 * Allen M. Sumner class — 58 ships
 * Gearing class — 98 ships
 * Mitscher class — 4 ships
 * Forrest Sherman class — 18 ships
 * Farragut class (1958) — 10 ships
 * Charles F. Adams class — 23 ships
 * Spruance class — 30 ships
 * Kidd class — 4 ships
 * Arleigh Burke class — 62 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
 * Zumwalt class — 3 ships (in construction or planning)

Ukraine (Ukrainian Navy)

 * Leitenant Pushchin class - 2 ships
 * Ukrayna class - 1 ship

Venezuela (ARBV)

 * Allen M. Sumner-class - 2 ships
 * Nueva Esparta class — 3 ships
 * Almirante Clemente class — 6 ships

Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)

 * Dubrovnik class — 1 ship
 * Beograd class — 3 ships
 * Split class — 1 ship
 * W class — 2 ships