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
      
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Nationality
Notes
Sept. 4, 1939
Johannes Molkenbuhr
Freighter
5,294
Germany
a
Total:
5,294
Notes
(a):
Scuttled when approached by British warships including Jersey.


Notes
Dec. 7, 1940:
Damaged in action against Z-12 Erich Giese, hit by one torpedo, 10 crewmen lost.


Class Overview
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Page published May 1, 2010