HMS Ambuscade was a British Royal Navy destroyer which served in the Second World War. She and her Thornycroft competitor, HMS Amazon, were prototypes designed to exploit advances in construction and machinery since World War I and formed the basis of Royal Navy destroyer evolution up to the Tribal of 1936.
HMS Ambuscade
Tribal-class destroyer (1936)
The Tribal class, or Afridi class, was 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.
HMCS Haida, a Canadian Tribal-class destroyer and the only Tribal-class destroyer to be preserved
A twin Mk.XII mounting on HMS Javelin
Twin QF 4-inch Mk XVI naval guns of HMCS Haida
HMS Eskimo showing bow damage, Norway May 1940