B class destroyer
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The B class was a class of nine destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1930. The class was similar to the A class with minor modifications. They saw extensive service in World War II and five were sunk in combat.
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 1,360 tons
- Length: 323 ft (98.5 m)
- Beam: 32 ft 3 inch (9.83 m)
- Draft: 12 ft 3 inch (3.73 m)
- Complement: 138
- Armament: four 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns; two 2-pounder anti-aircraft; eight 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes
- Speed: 35.25 knots (65.28 km/h)
- Propulsion: 2 shafts; geared steam turbines, 3 oil fired boilers, 34,000 hp (25.4 MW), 380 tons oil fuel
[edit] Ships
- Basilisk, built by John Brown & Company, launched on 6 August 1930, sunk by Ju87 dive-bombers off Dunkirk, France during Operation Dynamo on 1 June 1940.
- Beagle, built by John Brown, launched on 29 September 1930.
- Blanche, built by Hawthorn Leslie, launched on 29 May 1930, sunk by a mine on 13 November 1939.
- Boadicea, built by Hawthorn Leslie, launched on 23 September 1930, sunk by air attack off Portland during Operation Overlord on 13 June 1944.[1]
- Boreas, built by Palmers launched on 18 July 1930, loaned to Greece in 1944 and renamed Salamis.
- Brazen, built by Palmers, launched on 25 July 1930, sunk by air attack off Dover on 20 July 1940.
- Brilliant, built by Swan Hunter, launched on 9 October 1930. BU 1947
- Bulldog, built by Swan Hunter, launched on 6 December 1930. BU 1946
- Keith, built by Vickers, Barrow, launched on 10 July 1930, sunk by Ju87 dive-bombers off Dunkirk, France during Operation Dynamo on 1 June 1940.
| B-class destroyer |
| Keith (leader) | Basilisk | Beagle | Blanche | Boadicea | Boreas | Brazen | Brilliant | Bulldog |
List of destroyers of the Royal Navy |
