RN · DD
Jupiter
Photos and infoJ-class destroyer, pennant F85. Yarrow, Scotstoun. Laid down 20 September 1937, launched 27 October 1938, commissioned 16 June 1939. Lieutenant Commander Norman Thew had her. She was the last ship in Doorman's column when a violent explosion stopped her on the night of 27 February 1942. Her crew believed it was a torpedo. Later accounts say she struck a Dutch mine. Most of her crew got ashore on the north coast of Java.
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
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| Hull | F85 |
| Builder | Yarrow, Scotstoun |
| Launched | 1938-10-27 |
| Commissioned | 1939-06-16 |
| Fate | Sunk. on the night of 27 February 1942 by an explosion at about 2125, at 06 45 S, 112 05.5 E, off the north coast of Java. Her crew thought she was torpedoed. Later accounts say she struck a Dutch mine. She sank at about 0130 on 28 February. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
HMS Jupiter in 1940. Imperial War Museums A 238. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · stopped by an explosion about 2125 that her crew took for a torpedo. Later accounts say a Dutch mine. She sank about 0130 on 28 February. Lost
