Hull / pennantDD-194
ClassClemson class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
What is known about this ship
USS Hunt (DD-194) is documented as one ship that later served as HMS Broadway in the Town-class transfer group.
Service history
U.S. destroyer and later Allied identities remain attached to this single hull rather than being documented as separate ships.
Class context: Clemson class
The Clemson class comprised 156 flush-deck destroyers and became the largest U.S. destroyer class before the Fletcher program.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Clemson class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Destroyers Transferred to Great Britain Under the Destroyers-for-Bases Agreement ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-19
- Destroyers for Great Britain: A History of the 50 Town Class Ships Transferred From the United States to Great Britain in 1940 ↗accessed 2026-09-19
- Flush-deck destroyer ship list ↗Destroyer History Foundation · accessed 2026-09-19
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