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How the 32 planned Tribal-class destroyers were divided

The planned Tribal-class programme began with sixteen ships for Britain and eight each for Canada and Australia before the Dominion split shifted.

Question

How were the 32 planned Tribal-class destroyers supposed to be divided among the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Australian Navy?

Short answer

Britain was to receive sixteen, while Canada and Australia began at eight each before the Dominion allocation shifted roughly to ten for Canada and six for Australia.

Notes

The planned allocation gave the Royal Navy sixteen Tribal-class destroyers. The Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy were initially expected to receive eight each. That Dominion balance later shifted broadly toward ten Canadian and six Australian ships. The exchange shows how a nominal 32-ship programme was distributed among three Commonwealth navies rather than treated as one British order.