HMS Jersey (F72)
- 2 Admiralty 3- drum boilers
- 2 Parsons steam turbines with reduction gears
- 40,000 PSW ( 29.4 MW)
- 6 × 12 - mm guns Mk XII ( 3 × 2)
- 4 × 2 -pounder Mk VIII ( 1 × 4)
- 8 × 12.7 - mm anti-aircraft guns (2 × 4)
- 10 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (2 x 5 )
HMS Jersey ( F72 ) was a British destroyer of J class. He was born on September 20, 1937 at J. Samuel White out in Cowes on the Isle of Wight at Kiel, launched on September 26, 1938 and put into service on 28 April 1939. After commissioning she was assigned to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.
History
After commissioning she provided patrol and escort services in the Channel and along the British east coast.
On September 22, 1939, the Jersey collided during a patrol in the North Sea with her sister ship HMS Javelin and had to abort the mission and return to Leith for repairs. After completion of repairs, she took on October 16, their service in the Home Fleet again.
On December 7, 1939, the Jersey and HMS Juno encountered the German destroyers Z 10 Hans Lody and Z12 Erich Giese, who had performed the night before a minelaying action before the Bay of Cromer on the English east coast. The German ships attacked the British with torpedoes and Z 12 Erich Giese scored a direct hit on the Jersey, the fire and caused severe damage. It succeeded the Juno to take her sister ship in tow, so it could be repaired later. The repairs lasted until September 23, 1940. On October 10, the Jersey triggered when leaving the Humber a mine and suffered damage which delayed their arrival in Plymouth until 13 October,
On 2 May 1941, she ran in front of the Grand Harbour in Malta on a mine and sank in position 35 ° 54 ' N, 14 ° 30' O35.914.5.
Technical Description
The armament consisted of six 12 -inch guns in twin mountings Mk XII for use against sea and air targets (two towers before the bridge, the rear in excessive position, a gun mount on a platform at the rear ). As Flakbewaffnung the destroyer had a 2- pounder Mk VIII gun Vierling on a platform behind the chimney, as well as eight 0.5 - inch ( 12.7 -mm) - Fla - MG. Ten torpedo tubes in two sets of five tubes completed the armament.