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===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. {{clear}} {|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> |}
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