HMS Jersey (F72)
Jersey after pennant change | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Jersey |
| Namesake | Jersey |
| Builder | J. Samuel White and Company |
| Laid down | 20 September 1937 |
| Launched | 26 September 1938 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F72 |
| Fate | Sunk, 2 May 1941 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & 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) |
| Installed power |
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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 & processing systems | ASDIC |
| Armament |
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HMS Jersey was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.