Editing G and H-class destroyer (section)

==Ships==
===Royal Navy===
====G class====
[[File:HMSGarlandFL 008921.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of ''Garland'' at low speed]]
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Construction data
|-
! scope="col"|Ship
! scope="col"|Builder <ref name=e90>English, p. 90</ref>
! scope="col"|[[Laid down]]<ref name=l59/>
! scope="col"|[[Ceremonial ship launching|Launched]]<ref name=e90/>
! scope="col"|Completed <ref name=l59/>
! scope="col"|Fate
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Gallant|H59|2}}
|[[Alexander Stephen and Sons]], [[Linthouse]]
|15 September 1934 
|26 September 1935 
|25 February 1936
| Wrecked by German bombers, declared a constructive total loss, 20 January 1941<ref name=w7/> 
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Garland|H37|2}}
|rowspan=2|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company]], [[Govan]]
|22 August 1934 
|24 October 1935 
|3 March 1936
|Sold to the [[Royal Dutch Navy]], 14 November 1947 and converted into a training ship, scrapped, 1964
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Gipsy|H63|2}}
|4 September 1934
|7 November 1935
|22 February 1936
|Sunk by a mine, 21 November 1939<ref>English, p. 95</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Glowworm|H92|2}}
|rowspan=2|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], [[Woolston, Hampshire|Woolston]] 
|15 August 1934
|22 July 1935
|22 January 1936
|Sunk by the German [[heavy cruiser]] {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}}, 8 April 1940<ref>English, p. 97</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Grafton|H89|2}}
|30 August 1934 
|18 September 1935 
|20 March 1936
|Sunk by the {{GS|U-62|1939|6}}, 29 May 1940<ref>English, p. 98</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Grenade|H86|2}}
|Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse
|3 October 1934
|12 November 1935
|28 March 1936
|Sunk by German aircraft, 29 May 1940<ref>English, p. 99</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Grenville|H03|2}}<br/>(Flotilla leader)
|[[Yarrow & Company]], [[Scotstoun]]
|29 September 1934 
| rowspan="3" |15 August 1935
|1 July 1936
| Sunk by a mine, 19 January 1940<ref name=w7/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Greyhound|H05|2}}
|rowspan=2|[[Vickers Armstrongs]], [[Barrow-in-Furness]]
| rowspan="2" |20 September 1934
|1 February 1936
|Sunk by German aircraft, 22 May 1941<ref>English, p. 100</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Griffin|H31|2}}
|6 March 1936
|Transferred to the RCN, 1 March 1943; scrapped, August 1946<ref>English, p. 101</ref> 
|}

====H class====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Construction data
|-
! scope="col"|Ship
! scope="col"|Builder<ref name=e02>English, p. 102</ref>
! scope="col"|Laid down<ref name=l61>Lenton, p. 161</ref>
! scope="col"|Launched<ref name=e02/>
! scope="col"|Completed<ref name=l61/>
! scope="col"|Fate
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hardy|H87|2}}<br/>(Flotilla leader)
|[[Cammell Laird & Company]], [[Birkenhead]]
|30 May 1935 
|7 April 1936 
|11 December 1936
| Sunk by German destroyers, 10 April 1940<ref name=w7/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hasty|1936|2}}
|rowspan=2|[[William Denny & Brothers]], [[Dumbarton]]
|15 April 1935
|5 May 1936
|11 November 1936
|Sunk by German [[E-boat]], 15 June 1942<ref>English, p. 105</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Havock|1936|2}}
|15 May 1935 
|7 July 1936 
|16 January 1937
|Ran aground and wrecked, 6 April 1942<ref>English, p. 106</ref> 
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hereward|1936|2}}
|rowspan=2|Vickers Armstrongs, [[Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne|Walker]]
| rowspan="2" |28 February 1935
| rowspan="2" |10 March 1936
|9 December 1936
| Sunk by German aircraft, 28 May 1941<ref>English, p. 107</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hero|H99|2}}
|21 October 1936
|Transferred to the RCN, 15 November 1943, and sold for scrap, 1946<ref>English, p. 109</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hostile|H55|2}}
|rowspan=2|[[Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company]], [[Greenock]]
| rowspan="2" |27 February 1935
|24 January 1936
|10 September 1936
|Crippled by a mine and scuttled, 23 August 1940<ref>English, p. 110</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hotspur|H01|2}}
|23 March 1936
|29 December 1936
|Sold to the [[Dominican Navy]], 23 November 1948, and scrapped 1972<ref name=ss2/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hunter|H35|2}}
|rowspan=2|[[Swan Hunter]], [[Wallsend]]
| rowspan="2" |27 March 1935
|25 February 1936 
|30 September 1936
|Sunk by German destroyers, 10 April 1940<ref name=e13>English, p. 113</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hyperion|H97|2}}
|8 April 1936 
|3 December 1936
| Crippled by a mine and scuttled, 22 December 1940<ref name=e13/> 
|}

[[File:HMS Hesperus WWII IWM A 7101.jpg|thumb|''Hesperus'' wearing [[dazzle camouflage]] showing the angular bridge front that was fitted to ''Hero'', ''Hereward'', and the ex-Brazilian ships]]

====''Havant'' class====
These six ships were ordered by the [[Brazilian Navy]], but on the outbreak of World War II, they were requisitioned by the Royal Navy. They are usually included with the H class.
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Construction data
|-
! scope="col"|Ship
! scope="col"|Builder<ref name=p0>Campbell 1980, p. 40</ref>
! scope="col"|Laid down<ref>English, p. 127</ref>
! scope="col"|Launched<ref name=p0/>
! scope="col"|Completed<ref name=l63/>
! scope="col"|Fate
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Harvester|H19|2}} ({{nowrap|ex-''Handy''}}, {{nowrap|ex-''Jurua''}})
|Vickers Armstrongs, Barrow
|3 June 1938
|29 September 1939
|23 May 1940
|Sunk by the {{GS|U-432||6}}, 11 March 1943<ref>English, p. 128</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Havant|H32|2}} ({{nowrap|ex-''Javary''}})
|rowspan=2|[[J. Samuel White]], [[Cowes]]
|30 March 1938
|17 July 1939
|19 December 1939
|Crippled by German aircraft and scuttled, 1 June 1940<ref>English, p. 129</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Havelock|H88|2}} ({{nowrap|ex-''Jutahy''}})
|31 May 1938
|16 October 1939
| 10 February 1940
|Scrapped, 31 October 1946<ref>English, p. 130</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hesperus|H57|2}} ({{nowrap|ex-''Hearty''}}, {{nowrap|ex-''Juruena''}})
|rowspan=2|John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston
|6 July 1938
|1 August 1939
|22 January 1940
|Scrapped, 15 May 1947<ref>English, p. 131</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Highlander|H44|2}} ({{nowrap|ex-''Jaguaribe''}})
|28 September 1938
|19 October 1939 
|18 March 1940
|Scrapped, 27 May 1946<ref name=e34/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{HMS|Hurricane|H06|2}} ({{nowrap|ex-''Japura''}})
|Vickers Armstrongs, Barrow
|3 June 1938
|29 September 1939
|21 June 1940
|Crippled by the {{GS|U-415||6}}, 24 December 1943, and scuttled 25 December 1943<ref name=e34>English, p. 134</ref>
|}

===Argentine Navy===
Seven ships were built for the [[Argentine Navy]] as the {{sclass|Buenos Aires|destroyer|4}}, they were delivered in 1938. They were built by Vickers Armstrongs (Barrow), Cammell Laird and [[John Brown & Company]] ([[Clydebank]]). One ship was lost after a collision in 1941, but the remaining ships were in service until broken up in the early 1970s.<ref>Whitley, p. 16</ref>

===Brazilian Navy===
[[Brazil]] ordered six ''Jurua''-class ships from Britain in 1938. These ships were purchased by Britain on the outbreak of war in 1939 and are described above. The Brazilians decided to produce indigenous destroyers, the {{sclass|Acre|destroyer|4}}, at the Ilha das Cobras shipyard, [[Rio de Janeiro]]. The design was based on the H-class plans supplied by Britain, but with guns and machinery supplied by the [[United States]]. Although laid down in 1940, the ships were not completed until 1949–1951.<ref>Friedman, p. 227</ref>

===Royal Hellenic Navy===
Two ships, modified versions of the G class, were built for the Greek [[Royal Hellenic Navy]] (RHN) by Yarrow in the late 1930s. The ships were fitted with German-made [[12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun|{{convert|127|mm|0|adj=on}} guns]] and [[3.7 cm SK C/30|{{convert|37|mm|1|adj=on}} AA guns]]. The number of torpedo tubes was reduced by two on these ships to compensate for the additional topweight. The installation of the armament was carried out in Greece as the Germans refused to ship the weapons to Britain.<ref>Whitley, p. 155</ref> {{ship|Greek destroyer|Vasilefs Georgios|D14|2}}, named after King [[George I of Greece|George I]], served with the RHN during the [[Greco-Italian War]]. Damaged by German aircraft, the ship managed to reach the [[Salamis Island|Salamis]] Navy Yard and was put in [[dry dock]] for repairs, where after further damage during German air attacks, she was finally scuttled to prevent capture. The Germans raised and repaired her and she was commissioned into the [[Kriegsmarine]] as ''Hermes'' (ZG3) on 21 March 1942. ''Hermes'' was heavily damaged off [[Cape Bon]], Tunisia, on 30 April 1943 and scuttled on 7 May 1943. {{ship|Greek destroyer|Vasilissa Olga|D15|2}}, named after Queen [[Olga Queen of Greece|Olga]], served with the RHN during the Greco-Italian War. Along with other ships, she escaped to [[Alexandria]] in May 1941 and joined the Allied forces. She was lost to German aircraft while anchored in [[Lakki Bay]], [[Leros]], on 26 September 1943.<ref name=c5>Roberts, p. 405</ref>