HMS Jackal (F22)

• 2 Admiralty three-drum boiler
• 2 Parsons 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 Jackal ( F22 ) was a British destroyer of J class. He was born on September 24, 1937 set at John Brown & Company in Clydebank at Kiel, launched on October 25, 1938 and put into service on 13 April 1939. After commissioning she was assigned to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.

History

After commissioning she knew from August 1939 to May 1940 patrol and escort services in the North Sea, escorted convoys and larger units. In April and May 1940, she took part in operations in Norway. In October 1940 it was transferred to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla and based in Plymouth, where she performed patrol missions in the English Channel. On November 19 there was a brief skirmish with the German destroyers Z 20 Karl Galster, Hans Lody Z 10 and Z 15 Erich Steinbrinck whose HMS Javelin was hit by two torpedoes in the course. After that, the fight was stopped and the Jackal took the wounded of the Javelin and brought them to Plymouth.

In April 1941, the Jackal was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and met on April 24 in Gibraltar, where they reinforced the Force S. After arriving in Malta on April 28, she was transferred to the charge of attacks on the enemy 's supply lines Force K.

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.