Tribals, Battles & Darings: The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer

The first technical analysis of Tribal, Battle and Daring class destroyers that allows for a real understanding of their success.

The ships that dominate so much of the history of the Royal Navy in the Second World War are more often than not the carriers or battleships – Ark Royal, Warspite, Hood – and rarely do ships smaller than cruisers move centre stage. Apart that is from one class, the Tribal class destroyers, heroes of the Altmark incident, of the battle of Narvik, and countless acti...