Weapon-class destroyer

The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II. They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme. 20 ships were planned, of which only 13 were laid down and 7 were launched, but the cessation of hostilities resulted in only 4 being completed for service. Two of the ships had been previously ordered as part of the planned C class, or 15th Emergency flotilla, of 1944, but the orders were changed to the new design.

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1947  Wikimedia, Wikidata
4 produced, 
destroyer, Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, J. Samuel White, Royal Navy, John I. Thornycroft & Company, 

HMS Battleaxe, HMS Broadsword, HMS Crossbow, HMS Scorpion, 

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  HMS Battleaxe ⓘ
  1945 Weapon-class destroyer

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  HMS Broadsword ⓘ
  1946 Weapon-class destroyer

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  HMS Crossbow ⓘ
  1945 Weapon-class destroyer

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  HMS Scorpion ⓘ
  1946 Weapon-class destroyer

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HMS Scorpion, 1953 (IWM)

Engels vlootbezoek aan Amsterdam. Afmeren jagers, Bestanddeelnr 912-9893

Engels vlootbezoek aan Amsterdam. Afmeren jagers, Bestanddeelnr 912-9892

Engels vlootbezoek aan Amsterdam. Afmeren jagers, Bestanddeelnr 912-9895

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		HMS Battleaxe	Weapon-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Broadsword	destroyer, Weapon-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Crossbow	destroyer, Weapon-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Scorpion	destroyer, Weapon-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Scorpion, 1953 (IWM)		Commons
commons	image		Engels vlootbezoek aan Amsterdam. Afmeren jagers, Bestanddeelnr 912-9893		Commons
commons	image		Engels vlootbezoek aan Amsterdam. Afmeren jagers, Bestanddeelnr 912-9892		Commons
commons	image		Engels vlootbezoek aan Amsterdam. Afmeren jagers, Bestanddeelnr 912-9895		Commons