The other three were completed after the war, Broke and Keppel after being towed to Royal dockyards for completion, and two further ships - Saunders and Spragge - were cancelled. The function of a leader was to carry the flag staff of a destroyer flotilla, therefore they were enlarged to carry additional crew, offices and signalling equipment, allowing a fifth gun to be carried.
After the war, the other three ships were completed: Broke and Keppel were towed to Royal dockyards for finishing, while Saunders and Spragge were canceled. A leader's duty was to hold a flag staff for a destroyer flotilla; therefore, these vessels were enlarged with additional crew quarters, offices, and signaling equipment, allowing them to carry an extra gun.