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HMS Jersey F-72 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
U |
Builder: |
J. Samuel White & Company Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K. |
Pennant Number: |
F-72 |
Ordered: |
March 25, 1937 |
Launched: |
September 26, 1938 |
Keel Laid: |
September 20, 1937 |
Completed: |
April 28, 1939 |
Fate: |
Sunk May 2, 1941 by aerial mine. Location: Mediterranean Sea, at the entrance to the Grand Harbour, Malta. (Sank in shallow water blocking the entrance, broke in half two days later, forward section removed, after section removed beginning in 1946.) 35 crewmen lost, survivors picked up by escorting ships. (Roll of Honour) |
Combat Victories |
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Date |
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Sept. 4, 1939 |
Johannes Molkenbuhr |
Freighter |
5,294 |
Germany |
a |
Total: |
5,294 |
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Notes |
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(a): |
Scuttled when approached by British warships including Jersey. |
Notes |
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Dec. 7, 1940: |
Damaged in action against Z-12 Erich Giese, hit by one torpedo, 10 crewmen lost. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 1, 2010 |