class destroyer built royal_navy initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred home_fleet ship patrolled spanish waters enforcing arms blockade year spanish civil war spent world war convoy escort duties english channel north_atlantic based dover gibraltar war brilliant destroyed submarine sink french intercepted german supply ships rescued survivors torpedoed submarines ship target ship end war scrapped description brilliant displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers brilliant carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers enlisted men increased wartime ship mounted calibre quick firing inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence brilliant millimetre pounder guns mounted platform funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began ship fitted type set detect submarines reflections sound waves water refit march brilliant anti aircraft armament reinforced rear set torpedo tubes replaced inch pounder gun millimetre added addition depth charge increased gun removed compensate additional weight added refit april ship converted escort destroyer beginning january split mortar installed gun inch gun removed rear torpedo tubes increased depth charges time pounders replaced additional total construction career ship ordered march naval programme laid july launched october seventh ship carry brilliant completed february cost excluding items supplied admiralty guns ammunition communications equipment commissioning assigned 4th destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet september transferred home_fleet december short calcutta flying boat city crashed outside port alexandria egypt brilliant rescued sole survivor aircraft pilot remaining crew members passengers killed brilliant assigned guard ship began july following winter ship enforced arms blockade imposed britain france sides patrolling spanish ports outbreak war september brilliant assigned 19th destroyer flotilla dover spent time escorting convoys operations collided dover september required weeks repairs ship took operation destruction dutch port facilities returned aboard brilliant collided sister ship route repair dockyard june transferred 1st destroyer flotilla dover heavy losses suffered evacuation forced disbandment 19th flotilla july ship engaged german boats dover harbour badly damaged german dive bombers ordered withdraw brilliant attacked ship hit bombs passed hull exploding injured steering gear disabled stopped flooded stern ship aft guns depth charges towed dover brilliant repair chatham dockyard mid october completion ship assigned home_fleet february refitted southampton march time fitted type short range surface search radar brilliant sailed sierra served local escort searched german blockade runners supply ships returning home april refit chatham june ship light cruiser london intercepted oil respectively ships scuttled prevent capture brilliant leader 18th destroyer flotilla august refit ship escorted convoy returning august october rescued survivors torpedoed italian submarine following month brilliant transferred force invasion french north_africa november tasked provide naval gunfire support landings algeria french surprise sortied oppose landing brilliant sank rescued survivors ship transferred gibraltar based remained january returned home begin conversion escort destroyer addition armament changes type target indication radar installed bridge replaced director control tower rangefinder conversion working brilliant assigned 13th destroyer flotilla gibraltar july remained september began refit portsmouth ship reassigned 1st destroyer flotilla english channel november december brilliant escorting ship struck torpedo nautical miles brilliant able rescue survivors damaged communication failures vessels reached sank died ship collided canadian corvette dense fog january brilliant bow badly damaged transferred antwerp netherlands permanent repairs emergency repairs portsmouth completed april ship returned portsmouth conversion submarine target escort vessel completed brilliant escorted light cruiser jamaica king aboard visited june june based scotland escorted surrendered boats operation paid reserve november radar communications equipment removed ship reduced category reserve holy april brilliant allocated september evaluate shock effects pound underwater explosion april ship turned scrapping february broken beginning april west
HMS Brilliant (H84)