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HMS Cavalier and HMCS Haida as surviving destroyers

HMS Cavalier is identified as the surviving Royal Navy example, with HMCS Haida preserved from the Royal Canadian Navy.

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Question

Is HMS Cavalier the only surviving Royal Navy destroyer from the Second World War?

Short answer

She is the only Royal Navy survivor, while HMCS Haida survives from the Royal Canadian Navy.

Notes

HMS Cavalier is described as the only surviving Royal Navy destroyer from the Second World War. HMCS Haida survives from the Royal Canadian Navy. The first claim therefore applies specifically to the Royal Navy. It does not exclude preserved destroyers from other Commonwealth services.