List of ships of World War II (J)

The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the Second World War, regardless of where they were built or previous service history. Submarines show submerged displacement.[1][2][3][4]

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List of ships of World War II (J)
Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate
J-826  Royal Navy BYMS minesweeper 360 1 February 1943 from 1950 oceanographic research vessel RV Calypso
Jackal J destroyer 1,690 31 March 1939 scuttled 11 May 1942
Jacob van Heemskerk  Royal Netherlands Navy Tromp cruiser 4,064 16 September 1939 decommissioned 20 November 1969
Jaguar  Kriegsmarine Raubtier torpedo boat 1,320 1 June 1929 sunk 15 June 1944
Jaguar  Royal Navy J destroyer 1,690 12 September 1939 sunk 26 March 1942 by U-652
Jamaica Fiji light cruiser 8,000 29 June 1942 scrapped 1960
Janus J destroyer 1,690 5 August 1939 sunk 23 January 1944
Jarvis  United States Navy Bagley destroyer 1,500 27 October 1937 sunk 9 August 1942
Jasmine  Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 16 May 1941
Java  Royal Netherlands Navy Java cruiser 8,078 1925 sunk 27 February 1942
Javelin  Royal Navy J destroyer 1,690 10 June 1939 scrapped 1949
Jean Bart  French Navy Courbet dreadnought 23,475 5 June 1913 captured Germany 27 November 1942, sunk 1944, scrapped 14 December 1945
Jean de Vienne La Galissonnière light cruiser 7,600 10 February 1937 scuttled 27 November 1942
Jeanne d'Arc Jeanne d'Arc light cruiser 6,496 14 August 1931 scrapped 1965
Jeffers  United States Navy Gleaves destroyer 1,630 5 November 1942 decommissioned 1955, scrapped 1973
Jersey  Royal Navy J destroyer 1,690 28 April 1939 sank 4 May 1941
Jervis J destroyer 1,690 12 May 1939 scrapped 1949
Jervis Bay Armed Merchant Cruiser 14,164 1 October 1940 sunk 5 November 1940
Jintsu  Imperial Japanese Navy Sendai light cruiser 7,100 31 July 1925 sunk 13 July 1943
Johan Maurits van Nassau (I)  Royal Netherlands Navy Johan Maurits van Nassau gunboat 1,537 5 April 1933 sunk 14 May 1940
Johan Maurits van Nassau (II) River frigate 1,400 25 June 1943 decommissioned 1958, sold for scrap 15 January 1959
Johnston  United States Navy Fletcher destroyer 2,700 27 October 1943 sunk 25 October 1944
Joliette  Royal Canadian Navy River frigate 1,445 14 June 1944 paid off 19 November 1945
Jonquiere River frigate 1,445 10 May 1944 paid off 23 September 1966
Jonquil  Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 21 October 1940
Jouett  United States Navy Somers destroyer 1,850 25 January 1939 scrapped 1946
Juan De Garray  Argentine Navy Churruca destroyer 1,522 paid off 25 March 1960
Jujuy Catamarca destroyer 1,010 Sold 10 January 1957
Jumna  Royal Indian Navy Black Swan sloop 1,250 13 May 1941
Juneau  United States Navy Atlanta light cruiser 6,000 14 February 1942 Sunk 13 November 1942
Juno  Royal Navy J destroyer 1,690 25 August 1939 sunk 21 May 1941
Junyō  Imperial Japanese Navy Hiyō aircraft carrier 26,949 5 May 1942 scrapped 1947
Jupiter  Royal Navy J destroyer 1,690 25 June 1939 sank 28 February 1942

References

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  1. ^ "Hulls Listed by Name". Naval Vessel Register. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007.
  2. ^ "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Index". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  4. ^ "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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