HMS Sikh

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Royal Navy destroyer Tribal-class destroyer

HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
HMS Nubian	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ
armament	1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom" AA gun ⓘ 4 × 0.5-inch machine guns ⓘ 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ
battleHonour	Atlantic 1939–41 ⓘ Biscay 1941 ⓘ Battle of Malta ⓘ surface form: Malta Convoys 1941 North Africa 1942 ⓘ Norway 1940 ⓘ
beam	36 ft 6 in ⓘ
builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons ⓘ
causeOfLoss	bombs and coastal artillery fire ⓘ
class	Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) ⓘ surface form: Tribal class
commissioned	2 October 1938 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	about 190 ⓘ
dateOfSinking	14 September 1942 ⓘ
displacementFullLoad	approximately 2,519 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard	approximately 1,891 tons ⓘ
draught	11 ft 3 in ⓘ
fate	sunk in action off Tobruk ⓘ
laidDown	23 September 1936 ⓘ
launched	10 December 1937 ⓘ
length	377 ft ⓘ
maximumSpeed	36 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Sikh people ⓘ
navalFleet	Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ surface form: British Mediterranean Fleet Home Fleet ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ Battle of Malta ⓘ surface form: Malta convoys Operation Weserübung ⓘ surface form: Norwegian Campaign Operation Agreement ⓘ Operation Halberd ⓘ Operation Substance ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	F82 ⓘ
placeOfSinking	off Tobruk, Libya ⓘ
propulsion	2 shafts ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
serviceEntry	1938 ⓘ
shipyard	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan ⓘ
sisterShip	HMS Cossack ⓘ HMS Maori ⓘ HMS Zulu ⓘ
sunkBy	Axis aircraft ⓘ Italian coastal batteries ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) → hasShip → HMS Sikh ⓘ

Altmark Incident → involvedShip → HMS Sikh ⓘ

this entity surface form: HMS Nubian