HMS Sikh (F82)

Sikh underway after completion
History
United Kingdom
Name	Sikh
Namesake	Sikh
Ordered	19 June 1936
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse
Laid down	24 September 1936
Launched	17 December 1937
Commissioned	12 October 1938
Identification	Pennant numbers: L82/F82/G82
Motto	Sicut leonis: 'Be like the lions'
Honours and awards	Norway 1940 Atlantic 1940–41 Bismarck Action 1941 Cape Bon 1941 Libya 1941 Malta Convoys 1941–42 Sirte 1942 Mediterranean 1942
Fate	Sunk, 14 September 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Tribal-class destroyer
Displacement	1,891 long tons (1,921 t) (standard) 2,519 long tons (2,559 t) (deep load)
Length	377 ft (114.9 m) (o/a)
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
Draught	11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Installed power	3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	190
Sensors and processing systems	ASDIC
Armament	4 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 1 × quadruple 2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) anti-aircraft machineguns 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 20 × depth charges, 1 × rack, 2 × throwers

HMS Sikh was a Tribal-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. The ship entered service in 1938 and served during the Second World War, participating in the sinking of Bismarck and the Battle of Cape Bon. In 1942, while participating in a commando raid, Sikh was sunk by a combination of shore artillery, anti-aircraft guns and aerial bombs.