HMS Shikari (D85)
HMS Shikari during the Second World War | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Shikari |
| Namesake | Shikari, an Indian term for a hunter |
| Builder | William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
| Laid down | 15 January 1918 |
| Launched | 14 July 1919 |
| Commissioned | April 1924 |
| Identification | Pennant number: D85 |
| Fate | Scrapped on 4 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admiralty S-class destroyer |
HMS Shikari (D85) was an Admiralty S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland and launched on 14 July 1919. She was one of the destroyers that took part in the Invergordon Mutiny. In 1933, she was briefly commanded by Frederic John Walker, who was to rise to fame as the foremost Allied submarine hunter of World War II.
On 4 June 1940, Shikari was the last ship to leave Dunkirk.