HMS Juno (F46)
HMS Juno (F46) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Juno |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Laid down | 5 October 1937 |
| Launched | 8 December 1938 |
| Commissioned | 25 August 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F46 |
| Fate | Sunk by Italian aircraft, 21 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 Juno was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 8 December 1938 and commissioned on 25 August 1939. Juno participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941.