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              Tribal Class Destroyer and Ark Royal

A classe Tribal, ou classe Afridi, era uma classe de destruidores construídos para a Marinha Real, a Marinha Real Canadense e a Marinha Real Australiana que serviram na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Originalmente concebido durante os estudos de projeto de um cruzador de frota leve, os Tribals evoluíram para destruidores rápidos e poderosos, com maior ênfase em armas sobre torpedos do que em destruidores anteriores, em resposta a novos projetos do Japão, Itália e Alemanha.  Os Tribals eram bem admirados por suas tripulações e pelo público quando estavam em serviço devido ao seu poder, muitas vezes se tornando símbolos de prestígio enquanto estavam em serviço.


Como alguns dos navios de escolta mais modernos e poderosos da Marinha Real, a classe Tribal serviu com distinção em quase todos os teatros da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Apenas um punhado de membros da Marinha Real Britânica sobreviveu à guerra, todos os quais foram posteriormente retirados do uso, enquanto os Tribais da Comunidade continuaram a servir na Guerra Fria, servindo com distinção na Guerra da Coréia. Apenas um Tribal sobrevive até hoje: o HMCS Haida, que agora é um navio museu em Hamilton Harbour, Ontário, Canadá.

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 during design studies for a light fleet cruiser, the Tribals evolved into fast, powerful destroyers, with greater emphasis on guns over torpedoes than previous destroyers, in response to new designs by Japan, Italy, and Germany. 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.


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.

De Tribal-klasse, oftewel Afridi-klasse, was een klasse destroyers gebouwd voor de Royal Navy, de Royal Canadian Navy en de Royal Australian Navy die dienst hadden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Oorspronkelijk ontworpen tijdens ontwerpstudies voor een lichte vlootcruiser, evolueerden de Tribals in snelle, krachtige vernietigers, met grotere nadruk op kanonnen boven torpedo's dan eerdere vernietigers, als reactie op nieuwe ontwerpen door Japan, Italië en Duitsland.  De Tribals werden door hun bemanningen en het publiek goed bewonderd toen ze vanwege hun macht in dienst waren en vaak tijdens hun dienst symbool van prestige werden.


Als een aantal van de meest moderne en krachtige escorteschepen van de Royal Navy, speelde de Tribalklasse met onderscheiding in bijna alle theaters van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Slechts een handjevol Royal Navy Tribals overleefde de oorlog, die vervolgens allemaal werden afgedankt voor hard gebruik, terwijl Commonwealth Tribals in de Koude Oorlog bleven dienen en met onderscheid dienst deden in de Koreaanse oorlog. Slechts één stam overleeft tot op de dag van vandaag: HMCS Haida, dat nu een museumschip is in Hamilton Harbor, Ontario, Canada.