DICTIONARY OF EGYPTIAN SHIPWRECKS J

 

DICTIONARY OF EGYPTIAN SHIPWRECKS- J

 

 

 

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H.M.S. JACKAL

 

 

 

A J class destroyer, built at Clydebank by John Brown shipbuilding and Engineering, launched in 1938.  She was 1690 tons, 348 ft long with a  35 ft beam, her turbines could deliver 40,000 shp, making 36 knots. Her armament included six 4.7 inch guns , 6 smaller and 10 torpedo tubes

 

On May 11th 1942, along with Lively and Kipling she was attacked by  Junkers Ju 88 bombers. She was severely damaged and sunk the next day of MARSA MATRUH. All remaining crew were safely rescued , 9 ratings having died in the attack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.M.S. JAGUAR

 

The HMS Jaguar (F34/G34) was a British Royal Navy Destroyer of the “J” (or Javelin) Class built by William Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton, Scotland under the 1936 Build Programme. Her keel was laid down on 25 November 1937, launched 22 November 1938, and completed on 12 September 1939 at a total cost (less Admiralty supplied equipment) of 392,363 GBP.

Standard specifications for this class were: 1,692-1,830 Grt, 356 feet in length, 37 feet 9 inches in beam and 9 feet in draught (12 fully loaded), 2 screws at 40,000 shp.

 

Weapons and Armament consisted of: Main Guns 6 x 4.7 inch (119 mm) in 3 mounts; Generally 4 (some 6) x 4.7 inch (119 mm) or 4 x 4.5 inch (114 mm)

Other Guns: 4 x 2 pound (0.91 kg) pom-poms in 1 mount; 8 x 0·5 inch (13 mm) machine guns in 2 mounts; Varied AA armament (generally 40mm (1.6 inch) and 20mm (0.8 inch), some pom-poms)

 

Torpedo Tubes: 10 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in 2 mounts; 4 to 8 tubes (generally 8 in 2 mounts)

 

Depth Charges: 2 mortars; 1 rack (20 depth charges, + 10 additional during wartime) 2 to 4 mortars (generally 4); 1 (45 depth charges) to 3 racks (120 depth charges) (generally 2, with up to 70 depth charges)

 

Magazine: 1140 Semi-Armour Piercing; 60 High Explosive Direct Action; 300 High Explosive Time Fuse; 50 Star Shell; 195 Practice Low Angle; 69 High Angle Varies.
Designed compliment was 183 personnel. However, at the time of her sinking she was carrying 246 personnel onboard.

 

SINKING;

 

On 26 March 1942 the HMS Jaguar under the command of LtCdr. Lionel Rupert Knyvet Tyrwhitt (DSO, DSC, RN) was escorting the HM RFA Slavol with Greek Destroyer Queen Olga when the ships came under attack by German submarine U652. The Slavol caught fire after having been hit by a torpedo and, as the HMS Jaguar was rescuing survivors from the RFA, was herself hit by two torpedoes from the U652, sinking immediately in postion 31.53N/26.18E with the loss of 193 lives. 53 survivors were rescued by the HM Whaler KLO (DANF)

 

 

 

M.V. JOLANDA (not YOLANDA!)

 

THERE IS NO SUCH WRECK THERE FOR NO SUCH REEF AS YOLANDA-SIMPLY AN EROR MANY HAVE COPIED WITHOUT CHECKING

 

Owned by the Sea Brother marine Shipping co, the Jolanda was on a voyage from Piraeus to Aqaba , with a general cargo of plumbing bath fittings, a BMW motor vehicle, Linoleum and aluminium, with several containers of general goods, when she ran aground on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsular, now known as JOLANDA REEF, after the ship. After 4 days aground she rolled over onto her port side, her bow awash, and with her stern hanging over the abyss.

 

  

 

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The wreck remained in that position for several years, slowly toppling over until it was totally upside down. Then one day the hawse wire holding it snapped and a great wreck was lost forever as it slid down the reef leaving behind only baths toilets and rubble.