River-class destroyer (1931)
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Royal Canadian Navy |
| In service | 1931–1945 |
| Completed | 14 |
| Lost | 4 |
| General characteristics Saguenay & Skeena | |
| Displacement | 1,337 tons |
| Length | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Propulsion | 32,000 shp (24,000 kW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Notes | Other characteristics as per A-class destroyer |
The River class was a series of fourteen destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) that served before and during the Second World War. They were named after Canadian rivers.
The River class was a dissimilar collection of warships, consisting of twelve vessels purchased from the Royal Navy and two built specifically by British yards for the RCN. They included two A class, five C class, two D class, one E class, two F class, one G class and one H class.
HMCS Saguenay and HMCS Skeena were the first ships specifically built for the RCN and were adapted from the Royal Navy's A class.