HMS Jamaica |
Type: |
Light Cruiser |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Vickers Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
Pennant Number: |
44 C-44 |
Ordered: |
March 1, 1939 |
Commissioned: |
June 29, 1942 |
Keel Laid: |
April 28, 1939 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
November 16, 1940 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sold to Arnott Young in 1960. Stripped at Dalmuir, Scotland in 1961, hull scrapped
at Troon, Scotland in 1962. |
Combat Victories |
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Date
|
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Dec. 26, 1943 |
Scharnhorst |
Battleship |
31,847 |
Germany |
Assisted |
Notes: |
During the Korean war Jamaica assisted in sinking four Korean MTB's and three trawlers. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 29, 2007 |