Destroyers

Royal Norwegian Navy

The Town class destroyer HNoMS St Albans (I 15) of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

The destroyer was the most capable and most feared escort vessel the allies possessed early in the war. It was larger and more heavily armed than the destroyer escort and considerably faster. They were also of shallow draught, making it difficult to torpedo them.

The most interesting variant of those were the flush-deckers (or "four-pipers") of WWI vintage that got pulled out of mothballs and 50 of them were sold very expensively to the Royal Navy in 1940. They were ill suited to hunt U-boats due to their age and lack of modern equipment, yet they served all over the North Atlantic.

All Destroyer classes (in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy).

	Class	Commissioned
	Sleipner (6)	1937 - 1939

1 ship classes.

Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class. Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.

War losses: Destroyers

	Date	Vessel	Class
1939
	3 Sep 1939	ORP Wicher	Wicher
	13 Nov 1939	HMS Blanche (H 47)	B
	21 Nov 1939	HMS Gipsy (H 63)	G
	12 Dec 1939	HMS Duchess (H 64)	D
1940
	19 Jan 1940	HMS Grenville (i) (H 03)	G
	21 Jan 1940	HMS Exmouth (H 02)	E
	18 Feb 1940	HMS Daring (H 16)	D
	24 Mar 1940	FR La Railleuse	L'Adroit
	8 Apr 1940	HMS Glowworm (H 92)	G
	9 Apr 1940	HMS Gurkha (i) (F 20)	Tribal
	9 Apr 1940	HNoMS Aeger	Sleipner
	10 Apr 1940	HMS Hardy (i) (H 87)	H
	10 Apr 1940	HMS Hunter (i) (H 35)	H
	2 May 1940	HMS Afridi (F 07)	Tribal
	4 May 1940	ORP Grom (H 71)	Grom
	10 May 1940	HNMS Van Galen (i) (VG)	Admiralen
	15 May 1940	HMS Valentine (i) (L 69)	Admiralty V & W
	19 May 1940	HMS Whitley (L 23)	Admiralty V & W
	21 May 1940	FR L'Adroit	L'Adroit
	23 May 1940	FR Orage	Bourrasque
	24 May 1940	HMS Wessex (i) (D 43)	Admiralty V & W
	29 May 1940	HMS Grafton (H 89)	G
	29 May 1940	HMS Grenade (H 86)	G
	29 May 1940	HMS Wakeful (i) (H 88)	Admiralty V & W
	30 May 1940	FR Bourrasque	Bourrasque
	31 May 1940	FR Sirocco	Bourrasque
	1 Jun 1940	FR Foudroyant	L'Adroit
	1 Jun 1940	HMS Basilisk (H 11)	B
	1 Jun 1940	HMS Havant (H 32)	Havant
	1 Jun 1940	HMS Keith (D 06)	B
	8 Jun 1940	HMS Acasta (H 09)	A
	8 Jun 1940	HMS Ardent (H 41)	A
	18 Jun 1940	FR Cyclone	Bourrasque
	23 Jun 1940	HMS Khartoum (F 45)	K
	25 Jun 1940	HMCS Fraser (H 48)	C
	5 Jul 1940	HMS Whirlwind (i) (D 30)	Admiralty V & W
	11 Jul 1940	HMS Escort (H 66)	E
	16 Jul 1940	HMS Imogen (D 44)	I
	20 Jul 1940	HMS Brazen (H 80)	B
	27 Jul 1940	HMS Codrington (D 65)	A
	27 Jul 1940	HMS Wren (i) (D 88)	Admiralty Modified W
	30 Jul 1940	HMS Delight (H 38)	D
	23 Aug 1940	HMS Hostile (H 55)	H
	31 Aug 1940	HMS Esk (H 15)	E
	1 Sep 1940	HMS Ivanhoe (D 16)	I
	19 Oct 1940	HMS Venetia (D 53)	Admiralty V & W
	22 Oct 1940	HMCS Margaree (H 49)	D
	30 Oct 1940	HMS Sturdy (i) (H 28)	Admiralty S
	17 Dec 1940	HMS Acheron (i) (H 45)	A
	22 Dec 1940	HMS Hyperion (H 97)	H
1941
	24 Feb 1941	HMS Dainty (H 53)	D
	16 Apr 1941	HMS Mohawk (F 31)	Tribal
	20 Apr 1941	RHS Psara (D 96)	Kondouriotis
	22 Apr 1941	RHS Ydra (D 97)	Kondouriotis
	27 Apr 1941	HMS Diamond (H 22)	D
	27 Apr 1941	HMS Wryneck (i) (L 04)	Admiralty V & W
	2 May 1941	HMS Jersey (F 72)	J
	15 May 1941	RHS Leon (D 50)	Aetos
	21 May 1941	HMS Juno (F 46)	J
	22 May 1941	HMS Greyhound (H 05)	G
	23 May 1941	HMS Kashmir (F 12)	K
	23 May 1941	HMS Kelly (F 01)	K
	28 May 1941	HMS Mashona (F 59)	Tribal
	29 May 1941	HMS Hereward (H 93)	H
	29 May 1941	HMS Imperial (D 09)	I
	23 Jun 1941	USSR Bystry	Project 7
	23 Jun 1941	USSR Gnevniy	Project 7
	24 Jun 1941	USSR Lenin	Novik
	30 Jun 1941	HMAS Waterhen (D 22)	Admiralty V & W
	11 Jul 1941	HMS Defender (H 07)	D
	19 Jul 1941	USSR Serdity	Project 7u
	20 Jul 1941	USSR Stremitelny	Project 7
	23 Jul 1941	HMS Fearless (H 67)	F
	27 Jul 1941	USSR Smely	Project 7u
	9 Aug 1941	USSR Karl Marx	Novik
	18 Aug 1941	USSR Statny	Project 7u
	19 Aug 1941	HNoMS Bath (I 17)	Town
	24 Aug 1941	USSR Engels	Novik
	28 Aug 1941	USSR Artyom	Novik
	28 Aug 1941	USSR Kalinin	Novik
	28 Aug 1941	USSR Skory	Project 7u
	28 Aug 1941	USSR Volodarsky	Novik
	28 Aug 1941	USSR Yakov Sverdlov	Novik
	21 Sep 1941	USSR Frunze	Novik
	18 Oct 1941	HMS Broadwater (H 81)	Town
	24 Oct 1941	HMS Cossack (i) (F 03)	Tribal
	31 Oct 1941	USS Reuben James (i) (DD 245)	Clemson
	4 Nov 1941	USSR Smetlivy	Project 7
	13 Nov 1941	USSR Surovy	Project 7u
	14 Nov 1941	USSR Gordiy	Project 7
	Dec 1941	HMS Thracian (D 86)	Admiralty S
	19 Dec 1941	HMS Stanley (I 73)	Town
	20 Dec 1941	HMS Kandahar (F 28)	K
1942
	9 Jan 1942	HMS Vimiera (L 29)	Admiralty V & W
	17 Jan 1942	HMS Gurkha (ii) (G 63)	L
	17 Jan 1942	HMS Matabele (F 26)	Tribal
	27 Jan 1942	HMS Thanet (H 29)	Admiralty S
	31 Jan 1942	HMS Belmont (H 46)	Town
	12 Feb 1942	HMS Maori (F 24)	Tribal
	15 Feb 1942	HNMS Van Ghent (GT)	Admiralen
	17 Feb 1942	HNMS Van Nes (VN)	Admiralen
	18 Feb 1942	USS Truxtun (DD 229)	Clemson
	19 Feb 1942	HNMS Piet Hein (PH)	Admiralen
	19 Feb 1942	USS Peary (DD 226)	Clemson
	27 Feb 1942	HMS Electra (H 27)	E
	27 Feb 1942	HMS Jupiter (F 85)	J
	27 Feb 1942	HNMS Kortenaer (KN)	Admiralen
	28 Feb 1942	USS Jacob Jones (i) (DD 130)	Wickes
	1 Mar 1942	HMS Encounter (H 10)	E
	1 Mar 1942	HNMS Evertsen (EV)	Admiralen
	1 Mar 1942	USS Edsall (i) (DD 219)	Clemson
	1 Mar 1942	USS Pillsbury (i) (DD 227)	Clemson
	1 Mar 1942	USS Pope (i) (DD 225)	Clemson
	2 Mar 1942	HMS Stronghold (H 50)	Admiralty S
	2 Mar 1942	HNMS Banckert (BK)	Admiralen
	2 Mar 1942	HNMS Witte de With (WW)	Admiralen
	2 Mar 1942	USS Stewart (i) (DD 224)	Clemson
	15 Mar 1942	HMS Vortigern (D 37)	Admiralty V & W
	26 Mar 1942	HMS Jaguar (F 34)	J
	26 Mar 1942	HMS Legion (G 74)	L
	28 Mar 1942	HMS Campbeltown (I 42)	Town
	3 Apr 1942	USSR Shaumian	Novik
	4 Apr 1942	USSR Sovershenny	Project 7u
	5 Apr 1942	HMS Tenedos (H 04)	Admiralty S
	6 Apr 1942	HMS Havock (H 43)	H
	9 Apr 1942	HMAS Vampire (D 68)	Admiralty V & W
	9 Apr 1942	HMS Lance (G 87)	L
	11 Apr 1942	HMS Kingston (F 64)	K
	26 Apr 1942	USS Sturtevant (i) (DD 240)	Clemson
	1 May 1942	HMS Punjabi (F 21)	Tribal
	7 May 1942	USS Sims (i) (DD 409)	Sims
	11 May 1942	HMS Kipling (F 91)	K
	11 May 1942	HMS Lively (G 40)	L
	12 May 1942	HMS Jackal (F 22)	J
	14 May 1942	USSR Dzerjinsky	Novik
	6 Jun 1942	USS Hammann (i) (DD 412)	Sims
	10 Jun 1942	USSR Svobodny	Project 7u
	15 Jun 1942	HMS Bedouin (F 67)	Tribal
	15 Jun 1942	HMS Hasty (H 24)	H
	16 Jun 1942	HMAS Nestor (G 02)	N
	17 Jun 1942	HMS Wild Swan (D 62)	Admiralty Modified W
	23 Jun 1942	USSR Smishlionny	Project 7u
	26 Jun 1942	USSR Bezuprechny	Project 7
	2 Jul 1942	USSR Bditelnyi	Project 7
	4 Aug 1942	USS Tucker (DD 374)	Mahan
	9 Aug 1942	USS Jarvis (i) (DD 393)	Bagley
	13 Aug 1942	HMS Foresight (H 68)	F
	22 Aug 1942	USS Ingraham (i) (DD 444)	Benson / Gleaves
	23 Aug 1942	USS Blue (i) (DD 387)	Bagley
	30 Aug 1942	USS Colhoun (i) (APD 2)	Wickes
	5 Sep 1942	USS Gregory (i) (APD 3)	Wickes
	5 Sep 1942	USS Little (i) (APD 4)	Wickes
	14 Sep 1942	HMCS Ottawa (i) (H 60)	C
	14 Sep 1942	HMS Sikh (F 82)	Tribal
	14 Sep 1942	HMS Zulu (F 18)	Tribal
	20 Sep 1942	HMS Somali (F 33)	Tribal
	25 Sep 1942	HMAS Voyager (D 31)	Admiralty V & W
	26 Sep 1942	HMS Veteran (D 72)	Admiralty Modified W
	12 Oct 1942	USS Duncan (i) (DD 485)	Bristol
	15 Oct 1942	USS Meredith (i) (DD 434)	Benson / Gleaves
	19 Oct 1942	USS O'Brien (i) (DD 415)	Sims
	26 Oct 1942	USS Porter (i) (DD 356)	Porter
	8 Nov 1942	FR Boulonnais	L'Adroit
	8 Nov 1942	FR Brestois	L'Adroit
	8 Nov 1942	FR Fougueux	L'Adroit
	8 Nov 1942	FR Frondeur	L'Adroit
	8 Nov 1942	FR Tornade	Bourrasque
	8 Nov 1942	FR Tramontane	Bourrasque
	8 Nov 1942	HMS Broke (D 83)	Shakespeare
	9 Nov 1942	FR Typhon	Bourrasque
	10 Nov 1942	HMS Martin (G 44)	M
	13 Nov 1942	HNMS Isaac Sweers (G 83)	Gerard Callenburgh
	13 Nov 1942	USS Barton (i) (DD 599)	Bristol
	13 Nov 1942	USS Cushing (DD 376)	Mahan
	13 Nov 1942	USS Laffey (i) (DD 459)	Bristol
	13 Nov 1942	USS Monssen (i) (DD 436)	Benson / Gleaves
	15 Nov 1942	USS Benham (i) (DD 397)	Benham
	15 Nov 1942	USS Preston (i) (DD 379)	Mahan
	15 Nov 1942	USS Walke (i) (DD 416)	Sims
	22 Nov 1942	USSR Sokrushitelny	Project 7
	27 Nov 1942	FR Bordelais	L'Adroit
	27 Nov 1942	FR Casque	Le Hardi
	27 Nov 1942	FR La Palme	L'Adroit
	27 Nov 1942	FR Le Corsaire	Le Hardi
	27 Nov 1942	FR Le Flibustier	Le Hardi
	27 Nov 1942	FR Le Hardi	Le Hardi
	27 Nov 1942	FR Le Mars	L'Adroit
	27 Nov 1942	FR Mameluk	Le Hardi
	28 Nov 1942	HMS Ithuriel (H 05)	I
	2 Dec 1942	HMS Quentin (G 78)	Q
	17 Dec 1942	HMS Firedrake (H 79)	F
	18 Dec 1942	HMS Partridge (G 30)	P
	29 Dec 1942	USS Wasmuth (DMS 15)	Clemson
	31 Dec 1942	HMS Achates (i) (H 12)	A
1943
	12 Jan 1943	USS Worden (DD 352)	Farragut
	1 Feb 1943	USS De Haven (i) (DD 469)	Fletcher
	11 Mar 1943	HMS Harvester (H 19)	Havant
	12 Mar 1943	HMS Lightning (G 55)	L
	7 Apr 1943	USS Aaron Ward (ii) (DD 483)	Bristol
	11 Apr 1943	HMS Beverley (H 64)	Town
	16 Apr 1943	HMS Pakenham (G 06)	P
	5 Jul 1943	USS Strong (i) (DD 467)	Fletcher
	10 Jul 1943	USS Maddox (ii) (DD 622)	Bristol
	13 Jul 1943	USS Gwin (i) (DD 433)	Benson / Gleaves
	11 Sep 1943	USS Rowan (DD 405)	Benham
	20 Sep 1943	HMCS St. Croix (I 81)	Town
	26 Sep 1943	HMS Intrepid (D 10)	I
	26 Sep 1943	RHS Vasilissa Olga (D 15)	Vasilefs Georgios
	1 Oct 1943	IT Euro	Turbine
	3 Oct 1943	USS Henley (i) (DD 391)	Bagley
	6 Oct 1943	USSR Besposhchadny	Project 7
	6 Oct 1943	USSR Sposobny	Project 7u
	7 Oct 1943	USS Chevalier (i) (DD 451)	Fletcher
	8 Oct 1943	ORP Orkan (G 90)	M
	9 Oct 1943	HMS Panther (G 41)	P
	9 Oct 1943	USS Buck (DD 420)	Sims
	13 Oct 1943	USS Bristol (i) (DD 453)	Bristol
	24 Oct 1943	HMS Eclipse (H 08)	E
	2 Nov 1943	USS Borie (i) (DD 215)	Clemson
	6 Nov 1943	USS Beatty (DD 640)	Bristol
	17 Nov 1943	USS McKean (i) (APD 5)	Wickes
	29 Nov 1943	USS Perkins (DD 377)	Mahan
	24 Dec 1943	HMS Hurricane (H 06)	Havant
	24 Dec 1943	USS Leary (i) (DD 158)	Wickes
	27 Dec 1943	USS Brownson (i) (DD 518)	Fletcher
1944
	3 Jan 1944	USS Turner (ii) (DD 648)	Bristol
	23 Jan 1944	HMS Janus (F 53)	J
	30 Jan 1944	HMS Hardy (ii) (R 08)	V
	20 Feb 1944	HMS Warwick (D 25)	Admiralty V & W
	25 Feb 1944	HMS Inglefield (D 02)	I
	25 Feb 1944	HMS Mahratta (G 23)	M
	30 Mar 1944	HMS Laforey (G 99)	L
	20 Apr 1944	USS Lansdale (DD 426)	Benson / Gleaves
	29 Apr 1944	HMCS Athabaskan (i) (G 07)	Tribal
	6 Jun 1944	HNoMS Svenner (G 03)	S
	6 Jun 1944	USS Corry (i) (DD 463)	Bristol
	8 Jun 1944	USS Glennon (i) (DD 620)	Bristol
	9 Jun 1944	USS Meredith (ii) (DD 726)	Allen M. Sumner
	13 Jun 1944	HMS Boadicea (H 65)	B
	18 Jun 1944	HMS Quail (G 45)	Q
	24 Jun 1944	HMS Swift (G 46)	S
	20 Jul 1944	HMS Isis (D 87)	I
	12 Sep 1944	USS Noa (i) (DD 343)	Clemson
	13 Sep 1944	USS Perry (i) (DMS 17)	Clemson
	13 Sep 1944	USS Warrington (i) (DD 383)	Somers
	27 Sep 1944	HMS Rockingham (G 58)	Town
	25 Oct 1944	HMCS Skeena (D 59)	A
	25 Oct 1944	USS Hoel (DD 533)	Fletcher
	25 Oct 1944	USS Johnston (i) (DD 557)	Fletcher
	1 Nov 1944	USS Abner Read (DD 526)	Fletcher
	3 Dec 1944	USS Cooper (DD 695)	Allen M. Sumner
	7 Dec 1944	USS Mahan (DD 364)	Mahan
	7 Dec 1944	USS Ward (DD 139)	Wickes
	11 Dec 1944	USS Reid (DD 369)	Mahan
	18 Dec 1944	USS Hull (DD 350)	Farragut
	18 Dec 1944	USS Monaghan (DD 354)	Farragut
	18 Dec 1944	USS Spence (DD 512)	Fletcher
1945
	6 Jan 1945	HMS Walpole (D 41)	Admiralty V & W
	6 Jan 1945	USS Hovey (DMS 11)	Clemson
	6 Jan 1945	USS Long (DMS 12)	Clemson
	7 Jan 1945	USS Palmer (DMS 5)	Wickes
	16 Jan 1945	USSR Dejatelnyj	Town
	26 Mar 1945	USS Halligan (DD 584)	Fletcher
	4 Apr 1945	USS Dickerson (DD 157)	Wickes
	6 Apr 1945	USS Bush (DD 529)	Fletcher
	6 Apr 1945	USS Colhoun (ii) (DD 801)	Fletcher
	6 Apr 1945	USS Emmons (DD 457)	Bristol
	12 Apr 1945	USS Mannert L. Abele (DD 733)	Allen M. Sumner
	16 Apr 1945	USS Pringle (DD 477)	Fletcher
	3 May 1945	USS Little (ii) (DD 803)	Fletcher
	4 May 1945	USS Luce (DD 522)	Fletcher
	4 May 1945	USS Morrison (DD 560)	Fletcher
	18 May 1945	USS Longshaw (DD 559)	Fletcher
	28 May 1945	USS Drexler (DD 741)	Allen M. Sumner
	10 Jun 1945	USS William D. Porter (DD 579)	Fletcher
	16 Jun 1945	USS Twiggs (ii) (DD 591)	Fletcher
	28 Jul 1945	USS Callaghan (DD 792)	Fletcher