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HMSJavelinwas aJ-classdestroyerof theRoyal Navy.
 Javelinat anchor, 1941
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Javelin |
| Builder | John Brown and Company |
| Laid down | 11 October 1937 |
| Launched | 21 December 1938 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant number:F61 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 June 1949 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | J-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 356 ft 6 in (108.7 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 35 ft 9 in (10.9 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) (deep) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × gearedsteam turbines |
| Speed | 36knots(67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 5,500nmi(10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 183 |
| Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
| Armament |
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Construction and career
editJavelinwas laid down byJohn Brown and Company,Limited, atClydebankinScotlandon 11 October 1937, launched on 21 December 1938, and commissioned on 10 June 1939 with thepennant numberF61.
In May 1940, duringOperation Dynamo,Javelinand other destroyers rescued survivors from the sinking ofSSAbukir.[1]
At the end of November 1940 the5th Destroyer Flotilla,consisting of HMSJupiter,Javelin,Jackal,Jersey,andKashmir,under CaptainLord Louis Mountbatten,was operating off Plymouth, England. The flotilla engaged the German destroyersHans Lody,Richard Beitzen,andKarl Galster.Javelinwas badly damaged bygunfireandtorpedoesfired by the German destroyers, losing both her bow and her stern. Only 155 feet (47 m) ofJavelin's original 353 ft (108 m) length remained afloat and she was towed back to harbour.Javelinwas out of action for almost a year. A total of 45 officers and ratings were killed in this action.[2]
Javelinparticipated in theOperation Ironcladassault onMadagascarin May 1942.
She participated in the failedOperation Vigorousattempt to deliver a supplyconvoytoMalta,in June 1942.Javelinalong withHMSKelvindestroyed a flotilla of Italian small shipson the night of 19 January 1943.
Javelin'srecord was marred on 17 October 1945 whilst offRhodesby an outbreak of indiscipline (a refusal to work by “Hostilities Only” ratings following resentment over a return to pre-war spit-and-polish): one leading rating was charged withmutiny,and several ratings were subsequently court-martialled, though sentences were reduced as the facts became known.[3]
Javelinwas sold to the shipbreakers on 11 June 1949, and she was scrapped atTrooninScotland.
See also
edit- Henry Leach(navigating officer during mutiny; more details at Leach biographic article)
Notes
edit- ^English, p. 86
- ^"Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, November 1940".naval-history.net.Retrieved21 June2024.
- ^Javelin mutiny at hms-javelin.co.uk
References
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