HMS Basilisk (H11)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Basilisk |
| Namesake: | Basilisk |
| Ordered: | 4 March 1929 |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Cost: | £220,342 |
| Yard number: | 531 |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1929 |
| Launched: | 6 August 1930 |
| Completed: | 4 March 1931 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: H11 |
| Fate: | Sunk by air attack, 1 June 1940 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | B-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 323 ft (98.5 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 32 ft 3 in (9.8 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 3 in (3.7 m) |
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range: | 4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 134 |
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Type 119 ASDIC |
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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.
Basilisk displaced 1,360 long tons (1,380 t) at standard load and 1,790 long tons (1,820 t) at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 323 feet (98.5 m), a beam of 32 feet 3 inches (9.8 m) and a draught of 12 feet 3 inches (3.7 m). She was powered by Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 34,000 shaft horsepower (25,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3-drum boilers. Basilisk carried a maximum of 390 long tons (400 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's complement was 134 officers and enlisted men, although it increased to 142 during wartime.
The ship mounted four 45-calibre QF 4.7-inch Mk IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, Basilisk had two 40-millimetre (1.6 in) QF 2-pounder Mk II AA guns mounted on a platform between her funnels. She was fitted with two above-water quadruple torpedo tube mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. One depth charge rail and two throwers were fitted; 20 depth charges were originally carried, but this increased to 35 shortly after the war began. The ship was fitted with a Type 119 ASDIC set to detect submarines by reflections from sound waves beamed into the water.
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