Escort destroyers

Hunt (Type II) class

37 ships

The Hunt (Type II) class escort destroyer HMS Calpe.

Type	Escort destroyer
Displacement	1050 BRT
Length	85.3 m
Complement	164 men
Armament	6 4" AA guns (3x2) 4 2pdr AA (1x4) 2 20mm AA (2x1)
Max speed	29 knots
Engines	Geared turbines, 2 shafts
Power	19000 HP
Notes on class	Modified Hunt (Type I)-class escort destroyers. Their beam was increased to overcome stability problems so that the 3rd twin 4" AA guns could be mounted as originally designed.

All ships of the Hunt (Type II) class:

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Bedale (L 26) (To the Polish Navy as Slazak)
HMS Bramham (L 51) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Themistocles)
HMS Oakley (i) (L 72) (To the Polish Navy as Kujawiak)
HMS Silverton (L 115) (To the Polish Navy as Krakowiak)
HMS Avon Vale (L 06)
HMS Badsworth (L 03) (To the Royal Norwegian Navy as Arendal)
HMS Beaufort (L 14)
HMS Bicester (L 34)
HMS Blackmore (L 43)
HMS Blankney (L 30)
HMS Blencathra (L 24)
HMS Brocklesby (L 42)
HMS Calpe (L 71)
HMS Chiddingfold (L 31)
HMS Cowdray (L 52)
HMS Croome (L 62)
HMS Dulverton (L 63) (lost 13 Nov 1943)
HMS Eridge (L 68)
HMS Exmoor (ii) (L 08)
HMS Farndale (L 70)
HMS Grove (L 77) (lost 12 Jun 1942)
HMS Heythrop (L 85) (lost 20 Mar 1942)
HMS Hursley (L 84) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Kriti)
HMS Hurworth (L 28) (lost 22 Oct 1943)
HMS Lamerton (L 88)
HMS Lauderdale (L 95)
HMS Ledbury (L 90)
HMS Liddesdale (L 100)
HMS Middleton (L 74)
HMS Oakley (ii) (L 98)
HMS Puckeridge (L 108) (lost 6 Sep 1943)
HMS Southwold (L 10) (lost 24 Mar 1942)
HMS Tetcott (L 99)
HMS Wheatland (L 122)
HMS Wilton (L 128)
HMS Zetland (L 59)

Royal Norwegian Navy (more on Royal Norwegian Navy)

HNoMS Arendal (L 03)

Polish Navy (more on Polish Navy)

ORP Krakowiak (L 115) (ex. HMS Silverton)
ORP Slazak (L 26) (ex. HMS Bedale)
ORP Kujawiak (L 72) (ex. HMS Oakley (i)) (lost 16 Jun 1942)

Royal Hellenic Navy (more on Royal Hellenic Navy)

RHS Admiral Hastings (L 52) (ex. HMS Cowdray)
RHS Aegion (L 06) (ex. HMS Avon Vale)
RHS Kriti (L 84) (ex. HMS Hursley)
RHS Themistocles (L 51) (ex. HMS Bramham)

7 escort destroyers of the Hunt (Type II) class lost.

Hunt (Type II) class ships hit by U-boats (3)
12 Jun 1942	HMS Grove	Sunk	U-77
20 Mar 1942	HMS Heythrop	Sunk	U-652
6 Sep 1943	HMS Puckeridge	Sunk	U-617