A- and B-class destroyer
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For the earlier A class, see A-class destroyer (1913). For the earlier B class, see B-class destroyer (1913).
The A- and B-class destroyers were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the late 1920s, with two additional ships built for the Royal Canadian Navy. The British ships were divided into two flotillas of eight destroyers, each with a flotilla leader.
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Basilisk, 21 October 1937 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | A and B class |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Ambuscade and Amazon |
Succeeded by | C and D class |
Subclasses | A, B |
Built | 1928–1931 |
In service | 1930–1945 |
Completed | 20 |
Lost | 10 |
Scrapped | 10 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 323 ft (98 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 138 |
Armament |
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General characteristics Saguenay and Skeena (where different) | |
Displacement | |
Length | 321 ft (98 m) (o/a) |
Draught | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
Propulsion | 32,000 shp (24,000 kW) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots |
General characteristics Codrington (A-class flotilla leader) | |
Displacement |
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Length | 343 ft (105 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 33 ft 9 in (10.29 m) |
Installed power | 39,000 shp (29,000 kW) |
Complement | 185 |
Armament | 5 × single 4.7 in guns |
Notes | (where different) |
General characteristics Keith (B-class flotilla leader) | |
Displacement |
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Complement | 157 |
Notes | (where different) |
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