Notably the final ship off a slipway from Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd on 19 July 1932, preceded by sister Diana on 16 June.
Collision at sea is a sad way for any ship & crew to be lost, especially as here, where so many men died needlessly in incidents which all occured at night.
Of the D class destroyers, Duchess H.64 was sunk in collision with the battleship Barham on 12 Dec 1939 so close to home after years away in the Far East.
The Canadian destroyer Fraser H.48 sank after colliding with the cruiser Calcutta on 25 June 1940 after which the RN transferred Diana H.49 to Canada on 6 June, being renamed Margaree. On 22 Oct 1940 she was sunk in collision with the merchant Port Fairy.
The 11 Feb 1964 was the date HMAS Voyager D.04, a Daring class destroyer, sank after being run down by the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. 4 weeks later the RN loaned HMS Duchess D.154, another Daring class, as replacement, purchased by Australia in 1972, Duchess was broken up in 1980.