W and Z-class destroyer
1943 CLASS OF BRITISH DESTROYERS
W class destroyer (1943); Z class destroyer; W and Z class destroyer; Z-class destroyer; Z Class destroyer; W- and Z-class destroyer
The W and Z class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1943–1944. They were constructed as two flotillas, with names beginning with "W-" and "Z-", respectively, although, like the preceding , two of the flotilla leaders were named after historical naval figures (as had been Royal Navy practice during the inter-war years).