HMS Jersey (F72)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Jersey (F72) |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White and Company |
| Laid down: | 20 September 1937 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 28 April 1939 |
| Fate: | Struck by a mine 2 May 1941 |
| Status: | Sunk |
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| Class and type: | J-class destroyer |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Jersey.
HMS Jersey (F72) was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 20 September 1937, launched on 26 September 1938 and commissioned on 28 April 1939. Jersey struck an aircraft-dropped mine off Malta's Grand Harbour on 2 May 1941 and sank next to the Grand Harbour breakwater.[1]
Thirty-five crew members were killed.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Our Name Wasn't Written,p96, Caroline Vernon, 1992, Imagecraft, Canberra (2nd Ed), ISBN 0-646-07198-X
- ^ SERVICE HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd)
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Coordinates: 35°54′N 14°31.4′E / 35.9°N 14.5233°E
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