HMS Jackal (F22)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Jackal.
HMS Jackal was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Completed in 1939, Jackal served in the Norwegian campaign and the Dunkirk evacuation before being deployed to the Mediterranean in 1941. Jackal took part in the Battle of Crete, and was scuttled after being heavily damaged by German bombers on 12 May 1942.
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HMS Jackal in May 1939 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Jackal |
Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
Laid down | 24 September 1937 |
Launched | 25 October 1938 |
Commissioned | 13 April 1939 |
Identification | Pennant number: F22[1] |
Fate | Damaged by the Luftwaffe's Lehrgeschwader 1 and scuttled at 36°30′N 26°30′E |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | J-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a |
Beam | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 183 (218 for flotilla leaders) |
Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
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