HMS Jackal

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HMS Jackal was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Completed in 1939, Jackal served in the Norwegian campaign and the Dunkirk evacuation before being deployed to the Mediterranean in 1941. Jackal took part in the Battle of Crete, and was scuttled after being heavily damaged by German bombers on 12 May 1942.

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F22
beam 10.9 metre, speed 36 knot, draft 4.22 metre, length 108.7 metre, 
J, K and N-class destroyerJ-class destroyerdestroyershipwreckJohn Brown & CompanyRoyal NavyUnited Kingdom


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