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Ships · United Kingdom · 1939-1945

J-class destroyer

destroyer

Fast fleet destroyers that formed flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet, J-class ships fought in the desperate Malta convoy battles and the night action off Cape Matapan, where their torpedoes helped finish off crippled Italian cruisers.

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crew~183
displacement1,690 tons (standard), 2,330 deep load
armament6x 4.7in guns, 10x torpedo tubes
produced8 (J-class)

Mediterranean and North Africa, Battle of the Atlantic

Photograph of British destroyer HMS Javelin.
Photograph of British destroyer HMS Javelin.Devonport Dockyard Constructive Department · Public domain · source
Church service aboard British destroyer HMS Javelin. A 4-inch QF Mk V anti-aircraft gun is seen the left background. Depth-charges and launcher are seen in the right foreground
Church service aboard British destroyer HMS Javelin. A 4-inch QF Mk V anti-aircraft gun is seen the left background. Depth-charges and launcher are seen in the right foregroundCoote, R G G (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer · Public domain · source
HMS Nepal Underway.
HMS Nepal Underway.Royal Navy official photographer · Public domain · source