HMS Javelin
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HMS Javelin was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
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Javelin at anchor, 1941 | |
History | |
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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 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 183 |
Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
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