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HMS Basilisk (H11)

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HMS Basilisk
History
RN EnsignUK
NameHMS Basilisk
Launched6 August 1930
FateSunk off Dunkirk, France, during Operation Dynamo on 1 June 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeB class destroyer
Displacement1,360 tonnes
Length98.5 metres (323 ft)
Beam9.83 metres (32.3 ft)
Draught3.73 metres (12.2 ft)
Propulsion2 shafts; geared steam turbines, 3 oil fired boilers, 34,000 hp (25.4 MW), 380 tons oil fuel
Speed35.25 knots (65 km/h)
Complement138
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4 × 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns
2 × QF 2-pounder anti-aircraft
8 × 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Basilisk (H11) was a B class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was sunk off the coast of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo.

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