Allied Warships

Destroyers

N class

13 ships

The N class destroyer HNMS Tjerk Hiddes (ii).

Technical information

Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1690 BRT
Length	109 metres
Complement	183 men
Armament	6 4.7" guns (3x2). 1 4" AA gun. 4 2pdr AA (1x4). 5 21" torpedo tubes (1x5).
Max speed	36 knots
Engines	Geared turbines, 2 shafts
Power	40000 SHP
Notes on class	The J, K and N Class ships were developed as a result of the Admiralty under pressure to cut costs but requiring more new and powerful destroyers. The cost of further Tribal Class ships was attractive but could not be justified on cost grounds. The Staff requirement also required a return to a heavy torpedo outfit. While some see these ships as cut down versions of the Tribal Class they were the first to see the introduction on Longitudinal Frames and other weight saving methods of construction. Several ships owed this method of construction to their survival, HMS Javelin was mined and reduced to less than half her original length, but she was towed in and repaired. Many of the J and K Classes served and were lost in the Mediterranean they participated in many successful engagement, accounting for Italian cruisers, destroyers and many merchant ships.

All ships of the N class:

Royal Australian Navy (more on Royal Australian Navy)

HMAS Nepal (G 25)
HMAS Nestor (G 02) (lost 16 Jun 1942)
HMAS Nizam (G 38)
HMAS Norman (G 49)

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Nepal (G 25) (To Australia as HMAS Nepal)
HMS Nerissa (G 65) (Became the Polish destroyer Piorun)
HMS Nestor (G 02) (To Australia as HMAS Nestor)
HMS Nizam (G 38) (To Australia as HMAS Nizam)
HMS Noble (G 84) (Became the Dutch destroyer Van Galen)
HMS Nonpareil (i) (G 16) (Became the Dutch destroyer Tjerk Hiddes)
HMS Norman (G 47) (To Australia as HMAS Norman)