HMS Jervis (F00)

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HMS Jervis (F00), named for Admiral John Jervis (1735–1823), was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 26 August 1937, launched on 9 September 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939. Jervis participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. Jervis was sold for scrap to W. H. Arnott, Young and Company, Limited on 3 January 1949 and broken up at Port Bannatyne.

See HMS Jervis for other ships of this name.

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