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'''HMS ''Basilisk'' (H11)''' was a [[B class destroyer|B class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] that saw service during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-15B-Basilisk.htm</ref> She was sunk off the coast of [[Dunkirk]] during [[Operation Dynamo]] by German Stuka dive bombers while participating in the evacuation of the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War II)|British Expeditionary Force]] from France. <ref>http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4350.html</ref>
'''HMS ''Basilisk'' (H11)''' was a [[B class destroyer|B-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] that saw service during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-15B-Basilisk.htm</ref> She was sunk off the coast of [[Dunkirk]] during [[Operation Dynamo]] by [[Luftwaffe|German]] ''Stuka'' [[dive bomber]]s while participating in the evacuation of the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War II)|British Expeditionary Force]] from France. <ref>http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4350.html</ref>


==References==
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==See also==
*[[List of shipwrecks in 1940]]

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History
RN EnsignUK
NameHMS Basilisk
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank[1]
Yard number531
Launched6 August 1930
FateSunk off Dunkirk, France, during Operation Dynamo on 1 June 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeB-class destroyer
Displacement1,360 long tons (1,380 t)
Length323 ft (98 m)
Beam32.3 ft (9.8 m)
Draught12.2 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × geared steam turbines
3 × boilers
2 × shafts
Speed35.25 kn (40.56 mph; 65.28 km/h)
Capacity380 short tons (340 t) fuel oil
Complement138
Armament4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) guns, 2 × QF 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns, 8 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Basilisk.

HMS Basilisk (H11) was a B-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War.[2] She was sunk off the coast of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo by German Stuka dive bombers while participating in the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from France. [3]

References

  1. ^ "HMS Basilisk". Clydebuilt Ships Database. Retrieved February 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-15B-Basilisk.htm
  3. ^ http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4350.html
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