HMS Basilisk (H11)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Basilisk
NamesakeBasilisk
Ordered4 March 1929
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Yard number531[1]
Laid down19 August 1929
Launched6 August 1930
Completed4 March 1931
IdentificationPennant number: H11[2]
FateSunk by air attack, 1 June 1940
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeB-class destroyer
Displacement1,360 long tons (1,380 t) (standard)
Length323 ft (98.5 m) (o/a)
Beam32 ft 3 in (9.8 m)
Draught12 ft 3 in (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement142 (wartime)
Sensors and
processing systems
Type 119 ASDIC
Armament

HMS Basilisk was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy around 1930. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet, she was transferred to the Home Fleet in 1936. The ship escorted convoys and conducted anti-submarine patrols early in World War II before participating in the Norwegian Campaign. Basilisk was sunk by German aircraft during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.

  1. ^ "HMS Basilisk". Clydebuilt Ships Database. Archived from the original on 16 April 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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