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Listed here are all of the twenty seven Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. The information has been extracted from the book 'The Tribals' by Martin H. Brice; Redistributed in 1993 by the HMCS IROQUOIS Veterans Association, Victoria, B.C.Unless otherwise noted, all photos of the Tribals are courtesy of HMCS HAIDA Historic Naval Ship Photo Archives. Photos of the Canadian Tribals have not been posted here intentionally.

Second of name
Builders: Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-on-Tyne England
Engined by: Vickers- Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England
Ordered: 10th March, 1936
Laid Down: 9th June 1936
Launched: 8th June 1937 (by Lady Foster)
Commissioned: 3rd May 1938
Pennant numbers: L07 April 1938 - December 1938; F07 January 1939 - May 1940

First of name
Builders: Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Pty, Sydney Australia
Engined by: Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Pty, Sydney Australia
Laid Down: 15th November 1939
Launched: 30th November 1940
Commissioned: 30th March 1942
Pennant numbers: I30 February 1942 - April 1953; D130 May 1953 - February 1969
(Photo #1 courtesy of Royal Australian Navy)

First of name
Builders: William Denny, Dumbarton
Engined by: William Denny, Dumbarton
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 23rd November 1936
Launched: 5th November 1937 (by Lady Shuckburgh)
Commissioned: 21st December 1938
Pennant numbers: L51 August 1938 - December 1938; F51 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G51 Autumn 1940 - April 1949

Builders: Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-on-Tyne England
Engined by: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Wallsend England
Ordered: 5th April 1940
Laid Down: Autumn 1940 (as Iroquois)
Launched: 15th November 1941 (as Athabaskan by Lady Tweedsmuir)
Commissioned: 3rd February 1943
Pennant numbers: G07 December 1942 - April 1944

See CTDA home page for PHOTO and STORY   http://www.jproc.ca/cta/athab1.html

Builders: Halifax Shipyards, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Engined by: John Inglis, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ordered: 1942
Laid Down: 15th May 1943
Launched: 4th May 1946
Commissioned: 20th January 1948
Pennant numbers: R79 December 1947 - December 1949; DDE219 January 1950 - July 1969

For PHOTO and STORY   http://jproc.ca/athabee219

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Builders: Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Pty, Sydney Australia
Engined by: Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Pty, Sydney Australia
Laid Down: 18th February 1942 (as Kurnai)
Launched: 15th February 1944 (as Bataan by Mrs Douglas MacArthur)
Completed: 25th May 1945
Pennant numbers: I91 April - January 1952; D191 February 1952 - 1958

Builders: William Denny, Dumbarton
Engined by: William Denny, Dumbarton
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: January 1937
Launched: 21st December 1937 (by Lady Douglas and Clydesdale)
Commissioned: 14th March 1937
Pennant numbers: L67 August 1938 - December 1938; F67 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G67 Autumn 1940 - June 1942

Builders: Halifax Shipyards, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Engined by: Halifax Shipyards, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ordered: 1942
Laid Down: 7th October 1943
Launched: 28th July 1945
Commissioned: 20th October 1947
Pennant numbers: R04 September 1947 - October 1949; DDE218 November 1949 - October 1964

For PHOTO and STORY   http://jproc.ca/cayuga

Builders: Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-on- Tyne, England
Engined by: Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England
Laid Down: 9th June 1936
Launched: 8th June 1937 (by Mrs. S.V. Goodall)
Commissioned: 14th June 1938
Pennant numbers: L03 May 1938 - December 1938; F03 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G03 Autumn 1940 - October 1941

Builders: Marine Steam Turbine Company; hull sub-contracted to Vickers-Armstrong, High walker Yard, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Engined by: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Wallsend England
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 5th August 1936
Launched: 3rd September 1937
Commissioned: 30th December 1938
Pennant numbers: L75 May 1938 - December 1938; F75 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G75 Autumn 1940 - June 1949

Builders: Fairfield Shipbuilding Co, Govan
Engined by: Fairfield Shipbuilding Co, Govan
Ordered: 10th March 1936
Laid Down: 6th July 1936
Launched: 7th June 1937
Commissioned: 21st October 1938
Pennant numbers: L20 May 1938 - December 1938; F20 January 1939 - April 1940

Builders Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-on- Tyne, England
Engined by: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Wallsend England
Laid Down: 29th September 1941
Launched: 25th August 1942 (by Lady Laurie)
Commissioned: 30th August 1943
Pennant numbers: G63 July 1943 - January 1952; DDE215 February 1952 - August 1964; G63 September 1964 to date. Alsso refer to http://hmcshaida.ca

Builders: Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-on- Tyne, England
Engined by: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Wallsend England
Ordered: April 1941
Laid Down: 15th July 1941
Launched: 25th June 1942 (by the Countess of Minto)
Commissioned: 19th July 1943
Pennant numbers: G24 June 1943 - December 1949; DDE216 January 1950 - August 1965
For PHOTO and STORY   http://jproc.ca/huron

Builders: Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-on- Tyne, England
Engined by: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Wallsend England
Ordered: 5th April 1940
Laid Down: 19th September 1940 (as Athabaskan)
Launched: 23rd September 1941 (as Iroquois by Mrs Vincent Massey)
Commissioned: 30 November 1942
Pennant numbers: G89 October 1942 - August 1951; DDE217 September 1951 - 1966
Refer to the Iroquois web site  http://jproc.ca/iroquois

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Builders: Fairfield Shipbuilding Co., Govan
Engined by: Fairfield Shipbuilding Co., Govan
Ordered: 10 March 1936
Laid Down: 6th July 1936
Launched: 2nd September 1937 (By Mrs. W.J. Jordan)
Commissioned: 5th December 1938
Pennant numbers: L24 October 1938 - December 1938; F24 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G24 Autumn 1940 - February 1942

Builders: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company; (hull sub-contracted to Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle-on-Tyne)
Engined by: Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Wallsend England
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 5th August 1936
Launched: 3rd September 1937 (by Lady Meade Featherstonehaugh)
Commissioned: 1st March 1939
Pennant numbers: L59 August 1938 - December 1938; F59 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G59 Autumn 1940 - May 1941

Builders: Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock
Engined by: Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 1st October 1936
Launched: 6th October 1937 (By S.M. Lanigan O'Keefe)
Commissioned: 25th January 1939
Pennant numbers: L26 Dec 1938; F26 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G26 Autumn 1940 - January 1942

Builders: Halifax Shipyards, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Engined by: John Inglis, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ordered: June 1941
Laid Down: 20th May 1942
Launched: 18th September 1943
Commissioned: 18th September 1945
Pennant numbers: R10 December 1944 - September 1949; DDE214 October 1949 - October 1964
For PHOTO and STORY   http://jproc.ca/micmac

Builders: John I. Thornycroft & Co. Woolston Southampton
Engined by: John I. Thornycroft & Co. Woolston Southampton
Ordered: 10th March 1936
Laid Down: 16th July 1936
Launched: 5th October 1937
Commissioned: 9th September 1938
Pennant numbers: L31 July 1938 - December 1938; F31 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G31 Autumn 1940 - April 1941

Builders: Halifax Shipyards, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Engined by: John Inglis, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ordered: June 1941
Laid Down: 20th May 1942
Launched: 26th April 1944
Commissioned: 7th August 1946
Pennant numbers: R96 July 1946 - December 1949; DDE213 January 1950 - October 1964
For PHOTO and STORY   http://jproc.ca/nootka

Builders: John I. Thornycroft & Co. Woolston Southampton
Engined by: John I. Thornycroft & Co. Woolston Southampton
Ordered: 10th March 1936
Laid Down: 10th August 1936
Launched: 21st December 1937 (by Mrs Wake - Walker)
Commissioned: 1st December 1938
Pennant numbers: L36 October 1938- December 1938; F36 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G36 Autumn 1940 - June 1949

Builders: Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock
Engined by: Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 1st October 1936
Launched: 18th December 1937
Commissioned: 29th March 1939
Pennant numbers: F21 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G21 Autumn 1940 - May 1942

Builders: Alexander Stephan, Govan
Engined by: Alexander Stephan, Govan
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 24th September 1936
Launched: 14th December 1937
Commissioned: 12th October 1938
Pennant numbers:L82 August 1938 - December 1938; F82 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G82 Autumn 1940 - September 1942

STORY

Builders: Swan Hunter, Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Engined by: Wallsend Slipway
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 26th August 1936
Launched: 24th August 1938 (By Lady Richardson)
Commissioned: 12th December 1938
Pennant numbers: L33 November 1938 - December 1938; F33 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G33 Autumn 1940 - September 1942

Builders: Swan Hunter, Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Engined by: Wallsend Slipway
Ordered: June 1936
Laid Down: 26th August 1936
Launched: 21st October 1937 (by Countess Roberts)
Commissioned: 10th March 1939
Pennant numbers: F43 - February 1939 - Autumn 1940; G43 Autumn 1940 - February 1948

Builders: Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Pty, Sydney Australia
Engined by: Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Pty, Sydney Australia
Laid Down: 10th February 1940
Launched: 7th February 1941
Commissioned: 20th November 1942
Pennant numbers: I44 October 1942 - January 1952; D123 February 1952 - 1963
(Photo courtesy of Royal Australian Navy)

Builders: Alexander Stephan, Govan
Engined by: Alexander Stephan, Govan
Ordered: 10th March 1936
Laid Down: 10th August 1936
Launched: 23rd September 1937
Commissioned: 6th September 1938
Pennant numbers: L18 July 1938 - December 1938; F18 January 1939 - Autumn 1940; G18 Autumn 1940 - September 1942

The original Tribals were a batch of twelve ships built for the Royal Navy between 1905 and 1908 and were the forerunners of the Modern Class of Royal Navy destroyers. Roughly of 1,000 tons displacement, the first five had a main armament of five 12 pounders. The remaining seven carried two 4 inch guns. Names included were AFRIDI, AMAZON, CHURKA, VIKING, MAORI, MOHAWK, NUBIAN And ZULU and were known as the "original 33 knotters.

At the outbreak of World War I, all twelve were on station with the Dover Patrol and saw action in the Channel and the North Sea. There was one intriguing item to report. While in action against the Germans between 26 - 29th October 1916, HMS ZULU and HMS NUBIAN both suffered damage, one on the bow and the other to the stern. They did, however, make it back to port. During refit, the two ships were severed and the good sections joined together. The resultant ship was re-commissioned as HMS Zubian although no such African tribe of this name existed.

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Contributions and Credits:

1) D.H."Buster" Brown <retsubmarine(at)eastlink.ca>  for the Arunta #2 photo.

Jan25/07