Category:Town class destroyers

**Town-class destroyer**
	1940 class of British destroyers
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Instance of	ship class;
Subclass of	destroyer;
Named after	list of towns in the United Kingdom;
Country of origin	United Kingdom;
Operator	Royal Navy; United States Navy; United States Coast Guard; Royal Norwegian Navy; Royal Canadian Navy; Soviet Navy;
Manufacturer	Charleston Naval Shipyard; Fore River Shipyard; Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; New York Shipbuilding Corporation; Mare Island Naval Shipyard; Union Iron Works; Bath Iron Works; Newport News Shipbuilding; William Cramp & Sons;
Service entry	1940;
Inception	1940;
Follows	Sleipner-class destroyer;
Total produced	50;
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English: The Town class destroyers were obsolete US destroyers of the Caldwell, Wickes and Clemson classes transferred to Britain, Canada and later to other allied nations in World War II in exchange for US base rights.

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This category has the following 39 subcategories, out of 39 total.

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M

Mansfield (ship, 1918) (1 C, 2 F)

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W

USS Tillman (DD-135) (3 F)

Media in category "Town class destroyers"

The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.

A Royal Navy officer using a sextant aboard a destroyer on convoy protection duties, 1942. TR92.jpg 1,713 × 2,480; 1.24 MB
HMS BUXTON, BRITISH TOWN CLASS DESTROYER. 22 MAY 1942, LIVERPOOL. A8659.jpg 800 × 607; 51 KB
One of 50 old Destroyers crossing Atlantic for new duties under British flag, Fall of 1940. - NARA - 196521.jpg 2,432 × 3,000; 3.73 MB
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A1063.jpg 800 × 600; 53 KB
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A1064.jpg 800 × 603; 78 KB

Category:Town class destroyers

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