HMS Jervis
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HMS Jervis, was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy named after Admiral John Jervis (1735–1823). She was laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 26 August 1937. The ship was launched on 9 September 1938 and commissioned on 8 May 1939, four months before the start of the Second World War.
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Name | HMS Jervis |
Namesake | Admiral John Jervis |
Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Laid down | 26 August 1937 |
Launched | 9 September 1938 |
Commissioned | 8 May 1939 |
Decommissioned | May 1946 |
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Honours and awards | 13 battle honours (see below) |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1954 |
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Class and type | J-class Flotilla leader |
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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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Designed as a flotilla leader to the J-class destroyers, who were intended to make up the 7th Destroyer Flotilla, Jervis was the sister ship of, and identical to, Kelly, leader to the K class (forming the 8th Flotilla) and similar to Napier of the N class. However, despite an impressive war record (she earned 13 battle honours) she remains virtually unknown compared to her sister, Kelly.