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How many Tribal destroyers were built and survived

Twenty-seven Tribals were built across navies, about twenty-three in time for wartime service, and only four of the Royal Navy's sixteen survived the war.

Question

How many Tribal destroyers were built, and how many Royal Navy ships survived the war?

Short answer

Twenty-seven were built in total and about twenty-three served during the war; four of the Royal Navy's sixteen survived.

Notes

The small class appeared on many fronts because it was used intensively. Twenty-seven ships were built in total, with about twenty-three available during the war, and only four of the Royal Navy's sixteen survived. Tartar, Nubian, Eskimo, and Ashanti were the four survivors. Ashanti's comparatively light damage stands out against the class's broader loss rate.