(DD-) Tribal

The Tribal Class Setup:
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Type: Destroyer
Displacement: 1,850 tons (standard),
2,520 tons (full)
Length: 377 ft (115 m) Length overall
Beam: 36.5 ft (11.1 m)
Draught: 9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion: 3 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 Parsons steam turbines on 2 shafts, 44,000 shp
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h)
Range: 524 tons oil, 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 190 (219 as leader)
Armament: As designed:

* 8 x 4.7 inch L/45 QF Mark XII, twin mount CP Mk.XIX
* 4 x QF 2 pdr, quad mount Mk.VII
* 8 x Vickers .50 machine gun, quad mount Mk.II
* 4 x tubes for 21 inch torpedoes Mk.IX
* 1 x rack, 2 x throwers for depth charges

War modifications:

* 6 x 4.7 inch L/45 QF Mk.XII, 3 x twin mounting CP Mk.XIX
* 1 x twin QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.XVI, mounting HA Mk.XIX
* 4 x QF 2 pdr, quad mount Mk.VII
* up to 4 x single and twin 20 mm Oerlikon
* 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 x 21-inch torpedo tubes)
* 1 x rack, 2 x throwers for DCs

Cayuga, Athabaskan as built:

* 8 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.XVI, twin mount HA/LA Mk.XIX
* 6 x QF 40 mm Bofors
o 1 x twin mount Mk.V
o 4 x single mount Mk.III
* 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 x 21-inch torpedo tubes)
* 1 x rack, 2 x throwers for DCs

Canadian DDE modernization:

* 2 x 4"/45 Mk XVI twin guns
* 1 x 3"/50 Mk.33 twin guns
* 4 x 40mm/56 Bofors guns
* 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 x 21" torpedo tubes)
* 2 x Squid anti-submarine mortars
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Its History:

The Tribal class, or Afridi class, were a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy that saw service in World War II. Originally conceived as a failed design for a light fleet cruiser,[1] the Tribals evolved into, fast, powerful destroyers as they are remembered during World War II. They were built to a different concept than other Royal Navy destroyers built up to the time, with more emphasis on guns than torpedoes, and were meant as a response to the new, much larger destroyers being built by potential adversaries.[2] The Tribals were well admired by their crews and the public when they were in service due to their power, often becoming symbols of prestige while in service.[3]

The Tribals were built as a response to the new, heavily armed destroyers that were being built by Japan, Italy, and Germany.[4] As some of the Royal Navy's most modern and powerful escort ships, the Tribal class served with distinction in nearly all theatres of World War II. Only a handful of Royal Navy Tribals survived the war, all of which were subsequently scrapped from hard use, while Commonwealth Tribals continued to serve into the Cold War, serving with distinction in the Korean War. Only one Tribal survives to this day; HMCS Haida, which is now a museum ship in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada.

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my source and more history can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_class_destroyer_%281936%29