Icarus, I-class destroyers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Dido-class cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Tribal, Tribal-class destroyers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Pennant L07 later F07. Part of Tribal-class or Afridi-class (32 planned 27 completed 5 cancelled) preceded by I-class succeeded by J-class. Design based on the so-called Design V small fleet cruiser, which design was also used for the Dido-class light cruisers. Ordered on 10 March 1936, laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England on 9 June 1936, launched on 8 June 1937, completed on 29 Apil 1938, commissioned on 3 May 1938 and sunk in a Germann air attack during the Namsos campaign in Norway on 3 May 1940.



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