The escort destroyer HMS Wilton of the Royal Navy.
Technical information
| 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
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| HMS Avon Vale (L 06) | ||
| HMS Badsworth (L 03) (To the Royal Norwegian Navy as Arendal) | ||
| HMS Beaufort (L 14) | ||
| HMS Bedale (L 26) (To the Polish Navy as Slazak) | ||
| HMS Bicester (L 34) | ||
| HMS Blackmore (L 43) | ||
| HMS Blankney (L 30) | ||
| HMS Blencathra (L 24) | ||
| HMS Bramham (L 51) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Themistocles) | ||
| 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 on 13 Nov 1943 | |
| HMS Eridge (L 68) | ||
| HMS Exmoor (ii) (L 08) | ||
| HMS Farndale (L 70) | ||
| HMS Grove (L 77) | Lost on 12 Jun 1942 | |
| HMS Heythrop (L 85) | Lost on 20 Mar 1942 | |
| HMS Hursley (L 84) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Kriti) | ||
| HMS Hurworth (L 28) | Lost on 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 (i) (L 72) (To the Polish Navy as Kujawiak) | ||
| HMS Oakley (ii) (L 98) | ||
| | HMS Puckeridge (L 108) | Lost on 6 Sep 1943 |
| HMS Silverton (L 115) (To the Polish Navy as Krakowiak) | ||
| HMS Southwold (L 10) | Lost on 24 Mar 1942 | |
| HMS Tetcott (L 99) | ||
| HMS Wheatland (L 122) | ||
| | HMS Wilton (L 128) | |
| HMS Zetland (L 59) | ||
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| HNoMS Arendal (L 03) | ||
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| ORP Krakowiak (L 115) (ex. HMS Silverton) | ||
| ORP Kujawiak (L 72) (ex. HMS Oakley (i)) | Lost on 16 Jun 1942 | |
| ORP Slazak (L 26) (ex. HMS Bedale) | ||
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| 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) | ||
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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 |