HMS Jackal (1911)
HMS Jackal in pre-war black paint, with funnel bands
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Name | Jackal |
Builder | |
Launched | 9 September 1911[1] |
Fate | Sold, 28 September 1920[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Acheron-class destroyer |
Displacement | 990 long tons (1,010 t) |
Length | 246 ft (75 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draught | 8.9 ft (2.7 m) |
Installed power | 13,500 shp (10,100 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 70 |
Armament |
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HMS Jackal was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Jackal, after the predatory mammal of the same name.
Construction
She was built under the 1910-11 shipbuilding programme by
Career
Pre-War
Jackal served with the
The Battle of Heligoland Bight
She was present on 28 August 1914 at the Battle of Heligoland Bight, detached from the First Destroyer Flotilla along with Badger, Beaver and Sandfly.[4] She shared in the prize money for the engagement.[5]
The Battle of Dogger Bank
On 24 January 1915, the First Destroyer Flotilla — including Jackal — were present at the
Grounding of Argyll
The light cruiser Argyll went aground on Bell Rock near Dundee on 28 October after failing to sight the light due to a failure of communications between the ship and the lighthouse. Jackal and Hornet were diverted from their patrol to assist and rescued the crew of approximately 650; there were no fatalities.[7]
SS Lanfranc
At 19:30 on 17 April 1917, the
Mediterranean Service
In 1917, the Third Battle Squadron was sent to the Mediterranean, where they took part in the 1918 Naval campaign in the Adriatic, including enforcing the Otranto Barrage.
On the night of 22–23 April 1918, the
Hornet was seriously damaged, and Jackal had lost her mainmast, but the appearance of Allied reinforcements had driven the Austrians back to Cattaro (now Kotor in Montenegro).[10][11] The British lost seven killed (including two in Jackal) and 25 wounded, while the Austro-Hungarians suffered no hits. Despite the one-sided casualty figures, two pre-war Royal Navy destroyers had succeeded in driving off five of the latest enemy destroyers.[9]
Jackal was present at the entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles on 12 November.[12] The Fleet sighted the minarets of Constantinople at 07:00 on 13 November and anchored an hour later. The destroyers maintained an anti-submarine patrol to the west of the anchored fleet.[12]
Disposal
Along with most ships of her class, she was laid up after the war, and on 28 September 1920 she was sold to J Smith for breaking.[1]
Pennant numbers
Pennant Number[1] | From | To |
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H55 | 6 December 1914 | 1 January 1918 |
H44 | 1 January 1918 | Early 1919 |
H95 | Early 1919 | 28 September 1920 |
References
- ^ a b c d ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- ^ a b "Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Acheron Class". Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Battle of Heligoland Bight - Order of Battle (World War 1 Naval Combat website)". Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ a b "An Index of Prize Bounties as announced in the London Gazette 1915 - 1925". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "Battle of Dogger Bank - Order of Battle (World War 1 Naval Combat website)". Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ "Bell Rock Lighthouses - the loss of HMS Argyll, 1915". Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Blue Star Line website - Lanfranc 2". Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-253-34379-6.
- ^ "French Naval Operations, Engagements and Ship Losses in the Adriatic in World War 1". Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ "John Beech's Austro-Hungarian Navy Website". Archived from the original on 28 April 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ a b S E Brooks. "The Entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles". Oxford University. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "I-class destroyers (extract from Jane's Fighting Ships of 1919)". Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2009.