HMS Jaguar
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HMS Jaguar was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Commissioned in September 1939, she was present at the Dunkirk evacuation the following year, during which Jaguar was damaged by dive bombers. She later served in the Mediterranean and was involved in several actions there. She was torpedoed off the coast of Egypt on 26 March 1942 and sunk.
1939
Wikimedia, Wikidata
F34
length 108.7 metre, speed 36 knot, beam 10.9 metre, draft 4.22 metre,
William Denny and Brothers, Royal Navy, United Kingdom,
Location: 31.8833, 26.3, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1939-09-12T00:00:00Z
1939-09-12T00:00:00Z
1939 HMS Jaguar
1937-11-25T00:00:00Z
1937-11-25T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1938-11-22T00:00:00Z
1938-11-22T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1939-09-12T00:00:00Z
1939-09-12T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | naval-history.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | shipwreck | 1939 | HMS Jaguar | J, K and N-class destroyer, J-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1940 | HMS Naiad | shipwreck, light cruiser, Dido-class light cruiser | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1941 | HMS Gurkha | L-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Report on HMS Jaguar's actions at Dunkirk. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Jaguar dropping depth charges 1940 IWM A868 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Leonard Patience & HMS Jaguar memorial | Commons | ||


