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HMS Shikari (D 85)

Destroyer of the Admiralty S class


HMS Shikari before the Second World War

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassAdmiralty S 
PennantD 85 
Built byDoxford Shipyard (Sunderland, U.K.) 
OrderedApr, 1917 
Laid down15 Jan, 1918 
Launched14 Jul, 1919 
CommissionedApr, 1924 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistoryCompleted by Chatham Dockyard (Chatham,U.K.)

In 1941, ST Wilfred`s School, Exeter, Devon, U.K. Adopted HMS Shikari.

Scrapped by Cashmore, Newport, U.K. on 4 November 1945. 


Noteable events involving Shikari include:

4 Jun, 1940
HMS Shikari (Cdr. H.N.A. Richardson, RN) was the last ship to leave Dunkirk.


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