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British destroyers of WWI
The RN's destroyers at the outbreak of the First World War were those vessels developed to counter the threat of the small fast torpedo boats used by other navies to the capital ships of the RN.

Classes

 * ”26-knotter” type
 * A class after 1913


 * "27-knotter" type
 * (A class after 1913)


 * “30-knotter” type
 * (4-funnelled, = B class after 1913
 * (3-funnelled, = C class
 * (2-funnelled, = D class


 * River or E class, &mdash; 33 ships, 1903–1905
 * Cricket-class coastal destroyer (1906-1909), 36 ships
 * Tribal or F class &mdash; 13 ships, 1907–1909
 * Beagle or G class &mdash; 16 ships, 1909–1910
 * Acorn or H class &mdash; 20 ships, 1910–1911
 * Acheron or I class &mdash; 23 ships, 1910–1915
 * Acasta or K class &mdash; 20 ships, 1912–1913
 * Laforey or L class &mdash; 22 ships, 1913–1915
 * M class &mdash; 92 ships, 1914–1917
 * Admiralty M class &mdash; 74 ships, 1914–1917
 * Hawthorn M class &mdash; 2 ships, 1915
 * Yarrow M class &mdash; 10 ships, 1914–1916
 * Thornycroft M class &mdash; 6 ships, 1914–1916
 * R class 66 ships, 1916–1917
 * Admiralty R class &mdash; 39 ships, 1916–1917
 * Yarrow Later M class &mdash; 7 ships, 1916–1917
 * Thornycroft R class &mdash; 5 ships, 1916–1917
 * Admiralty modified R class &mdash; 11 ships, 1916–1917
 * S class &mdash; 67 ships, 1916–1924
 * Admiralty S class &mdash; 55 ships, 1916–1924
 * Yarrow S class &mdash; 7 ships, 1917–1919
 * Thornycroft S class &mdash; 5 ships, 1917–1919
 * V & W classes &mdash; 58 ships, 1918–1924
 * Admiralty V class &mdash; 28 ships, 1916–1918 (including 5 V-class leaders)
 * Admiralty W class &mdash; 19 ships, 1916–1918
 * Thornycroft V and W class &mdash; 4 ships, 1918
 * Admiralty modified W class &mdash; 15 ships, 1918–1922
 * Thornycroft modified W class &mdash; 2 ships, 1918–1924

Purchases

 * Arno-type &mdash; 1 ship, 1914, Italian built for Portugal but purchased in 1915
 * Talisman class &mdash; 4 ships, 1914–1916, ex-Turkish purchases
 * Medea class &mdash; 4 ships, 1915, ex-Greek purchases

Destroyer leaders

 * Swift-type &mdash; 1 ship, 1907, large 36-knot flotilla leader prototype
 * Faulknor class leader &mdash; 4 ships, 1914, ex-Chilean purchases
 * Marksman class leader &mdash; 7 ships, 1915–1916
 * Parker class leader &mdash; 6 ships, 1916–1917
 * Admiralty V-class leaders &mdash; 5 ships, 1916–1917
 * Admiralty type leader or Scott class &mdash; 8 ships, 1917–1919
 * Thornycroft type leader or Shakespeare class &mdash; 5 ships, 1917–1921

German destroyers and torpedo boats of WWI
German destroyers and torpedo boats at the outbreak of the First World War were those vessels developed to offset the numerical advantage in capital ships held by Germany's rivals, particularly the Royal Navy. German vessels of this type were classed throughout as torpedo boats, although the later, larger ocean-going vessels equated to destroyers in other navies, and were referred to as such by their crews.

Classes: Torpedo boats

 * Early types


 * 1885 Type
 * S7-class torpedo boat


 * 1886 Type
 * D1-class torpedo boat
 * D7-class torpedo boat


 * 1892 Type
 * S66-class torpedo boat


 * 1897 Type
 * S82-class torpedo boat


 * 1898 Type
 * S90-class torpedo boat (renamed T-n in 1914-16)


 * 1906 Type
 * S138-class torpedo boat (T-n in 1917)


 * 1914 Type
 * A1-class torpedo boat
 * A26-class torpedo boat
 * A56-class torpedo boat

Classes: large/ocean-going torpedo boats

 * 1911 Type
 * V1-class torpedo boat


 * 1913 Type
 * V25-class torpedo boat


 * 1916 Type
 * S113-class torpedo boat


 * 1916 Mobilization Type
 * G-96/V-125 class torpedo boat


 * 1917 Mobilization Type
 * G148-class torpedo boat


 * 1918 Mobilization Type
 * V170-class torpedo boat


 * Destroyers
 * B 97-class destroyer


 * Foreign vessels in IGN service
 * Taku
 * R01-class torpedo boat (ex-Russian)
 * G101-class torpedo boat (ex-Argentinian)
 * V105-class torpedo boat (ex-Dutch)