HMS Shikari (D85) was an Admiralty S class

S class destroyer (1916)

The S class were a class of 67 destroyers built from 1917 for the Royal Navy. The design was based on the Admiralty modified R class and all ships had names beginning with S or T....

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

 of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. She was built by Doxford Shipyard, Sunderland and launched on 14 July 1919. She was one of the destroyers that took part in the Invergordon Mutiny

Invergordon Mutiny

The Invergordon Mutiny was an industrial action by around 1,000 sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet, that took place on 15–16 September 1931...

. In 1933, she was briefly commanded by Frederic John Walker

Frederic John Walker

Captain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO and three Bars, RN was a British Royal Navy officer noted for his exploits during World War II...

, who was to rise to fame as the foremost Allied submarine hunter of World War II.

On 4 June 1940, the Shikari, under the command of Lt.Cdr. H.N.A. Richardson, was the last ship to leave Dunkirk.