Did Royal Navy destroyers, especially Tribal-class ships, carry Royal Marines?
Short answerUsually not in large detachments, but foreign-station destroyers and Tribal boarding parties could include Marines; larger ships carried them more regularly.
NotesA large Marine detachment was unusual on destroyers, although ships on foreign stations could carry Marines. Gunboats overseas might also embark them because boarding and shore duties mattered there. Tribal-class destroyers planned to use Marines in boarding actions, making the class a specific exception to the usual pattern. Cruisers and larger ships more routinely carried substantial Marine parties, often including men assigned to a turret.