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The conditional Type IV Hunt follow-on batch

A Type III-sized follow-on batch is recalled tentatively, with its need dependent on deliveries of other escorts.

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Question

How many Type IV Hunt-class destroyers were actually planned?

Short answer

Possibly a batch similar to the Type III group, contingent on deliveries of Rivers and war-emergency destroyers.

Notes

A batch comparable to the Type III group is recalled, though no firm number is given. Any follow-on depended on deliveries of River-class frigates and C-class war-emergency destroyers. More of those ships would reduce the need for the intermediate destroyer-escort type.