HMS Basilisk (1940): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Basilisk 1940

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Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	HMS Basilisk	Wikidata label
Year lost	1940	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	destroyer	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	Dunkirk evacuation	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	North Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Flemish Region	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 6 km from land
Position	51.1378, 2.5850	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Basilisk was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy around 1930. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet, she was transferred to the Home Fleet in 1936. The ship escorted convoys and conducted anti-submarine patrols early in World War II before participating in the Norwegian Campaign. Basilisk was sunk by German aircraft during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.

Location

Recorded position: 51.1378, 2.5850 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Sea
Nearest coast: Flemish Region

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Basilisk (H11) (revision 1375230918), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.