Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)

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The Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) was a class of large, heavily armed British destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s, noted for their powerful gun armament and extensive service during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy destroyer class
destroyer class
constructionStart late 1930s
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedAs large destroyer
designedFor Royal Navy
designedPeriod interwar period
designedToCounter large foreign destroyers
era World War II era
hasShip HMS Afridi
HMS Ashanti
HMS Bedouin
HMS Cossack
HMS Eskimo
HMS Gurkha (F63)
HMS Maori
HMS Nubian
surface form: HMS Mashona

HMS Matabele
HMS Nubian
HMS Punjabi
HMS Sikh
HMS Somali
HMS Tartar
HMS Zulu
navalTheatre Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
navyBranch Royal Navy
surface form: Royal Navy surface fleet
notableFor extensive wartime service
heavy anti-destroyer firepower
powerful gun armament
operator Royal Navy
primaryArmamentType naval guns
role escort vessel
fleet destroyer
serviceEntry late 1930s
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

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HMS Cossack class Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
HMS Sikh class Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
this entity surface form: Tribal class
HMS Maori shipClass Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
this entity surface form: Tribal-class destroyer
HMS Ashanti class Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
this entity surface form: Tribal class
HMS Somali shipClass Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
this entity surface form: Tribal class
HMS Bedouin partOf Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
this entity surface form: Tribal-class destroyers (1936) of the Royal Navy
HMS Bedouin class Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
this entity surface form: Tribal class