G/H class destroyer

The G/H-class destroyers were a class of forty-four destroyers (26 in the Royal Navy, eight in the Royal Canadian Navy, six in the Brazilian Navy, and four in the Royal Hellenic Navy). They were launched in 1935-1939 and served in World War II.

Specifications[]

Type: Destroyer
Service Period: 1936-1949
Characteristics:
- Length: 323 feet (98.45 meters)
- Beam: 33 feet (10.06 meters)
- Draught: 12 feet 5 inches (3.79 meters)
- Displacement: 1,350 tons (Standard): 1,883 tons (Full Load)
Crew: 137 (Peacetime); 146 (Wartime)
Propulsion: 3 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 x Parsons geared turbines, 2 x shafts, 34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Range: 5,530 nautical miles (10,242 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Speed: 36 knots (66.67 km/h)
Armament:
- 4 x QF 4.7"/45-caliber Mk.IX dual purpose naval guns (4x1)
- 8 x .50-caliber machine guns (2x4)
- 8 x 21" torpedo tubes (2x4)
- 20 x depth charges (1 x rail and 2 x throwers)

Type: Destroyer
Service Period: 1936-1949
Characteristics:
- Length: 323 feet (98.45 meters)
- Beam: 33 feet (10.06 meters)
- Draught: 12 feet 5 inches (3.79 meters)
- Displacement: 1,340 tons (Standard): 1,859 tons (Full Load)
Crew: 137 (Peacetime); 146 (Wartime)
Propulsion: 3 x Johnson boilers, 2 x Parsons geared turbines, 2 x shafts, 34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Range: 5,530 nautical miles (10,242 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Speed: 36 knots (66.67 km/h)
Armament:
- 4 x QF 4.7"/45-caliber Mk.IX dual purpose naval guns (4x1)
- 8 x .50-caliber machine guns (2x4)
- 8 x 21" torpedo tubes (2x4)
- 20 x depth charges (1 x rail and 2 x throwers)

HMS Grenville (H03) - flotilla leader; Sunk by mine on January 19th, 1940
HMS Greyhound (H05) - sunk by Ju87 Stuka dive bomber on May 22nd, 1941
HMS Griffin (H31) - transferred to Republic of China Navy, renamed ROCS Xian Yang (DD-895)
HMS Garland (H37) - transferred to Free Polish Navy in 1940.
HMS Gallant (H59)
HMS Gipsy (H63)
HMS Grenade (H86) - sunk by Ju87 Stuka dive bombers on May 29th, 1940
HMS Grafton (H89) - torpedoed on May 29th, 1940 by KMS U-62, scuttled by HMS Ivanhoe (D16)
HMS Glowworm (H92) - sunk by KMS Admiral Hipper on April 8th, 1940

HMS Hotspur (H01) - sold to Dominican Navy in 1949, renamed ARD Trujillo
HMS Hasty (H24)
HMS Hunter (H35) - transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy in 1940, renamed HNLMS Marnix
HMS Havock (H43)
HMS Hostile (H55) - transferred to Dominican Navy in 1949, renamed ARD Duarte
HMS Hardy (H87) - flotilla leader
HMS Hereward (H93)
HHS Hyperion (H97)
HMS Hero (H99) - transferred to Republic of China Navy, renamed ROCS Fen Yang (DD-896)