Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Afridi.
The first HMS Afridi was a Tribal (F) class destroyer laid down by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1905, launched on 8 May1907 and completed on 10 September1909. HMS Afridi was sold for scrap to F. Wilkinson on 9 December1912.
The second HMS Afridi (L-07/F-07) was a Tribal class destroyer laid down by the High Walker Yard of Vickers Armstrong at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 9 June1936, launched on 8 June1937 by Lady Foster and commissioned on 3 May1938. Afridi served with 4th Destroyer Flotilla of the Mediterranean Fleet, and participated in sea campaigns off Norway. HMS Afridi, commanded by Captain Philip Vian, RN, was attacked by enemy German Ju-87 dive bombers as she evacuated troops from Namsos and sank in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Namsos in Norway on 3 May1940 with the loss of 100 men, including rescued troops and survivors from the sunken French destroyer Bison.
