B CLASS DESTROYER

'B-class destroyer'
HMS ''Brilliant''
General characteristics
Complement:	138
Displacement:	1,360 tonnes
Length:	98.5 m (323 ft)
Beam:	9.83 m (32 ft 3 inch)
Draught:	3.73 m (12 ft 3 inch)
Propulsion:	2 shafts; geared steam turbines, 3 oil fired boilers, 34,000 hp (25.4 MW), 380 tons oil fuel
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) maximum
Range:

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.

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Ships

★ ''Basilisk'', built by John Brown & Company, launched on 6 August 1930, sunk by Ju 87 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 Ju 87 dive-bombers off Dunkirk, France during Operation Dynamo on 1 June 1940.