HMS Juno (F46)
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HMS Juno (F46)
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United Kingdom | |
Name: | HMS Juno |
Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Laid down: | 5 October 1937 |
Launched: | 8 December 1938 |
Commissioned: | 25 August 1939 |
Identification: | Pennant number: F46 |
Fate: | Sunk by Italian aircraft, 21 May 1941 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class & type: | J-class destroyer |
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Length: | 356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a |
Beam: | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Draught: | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) |
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Propulsion: | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range: | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement: | 183 (218 for flotilla leaders) |
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HMS Juno was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 8 December 1938 and commissioned on 25 August 1939. Juno participated in the Battle of Calabria[1] in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941.
Attacked and sunk
Juno was attacked by an Italian CANT Z.1007 aircraft from 50th group, flown by Lt. Mario Morassutti,[2] as she steamed with the Mediterranean Fleet against the German sea-borne invasion of Crete and sank 30 nautical miles south-east of Crete on 21 May 1941.[2]
At the time of her attack and sinking Juno was commanded by Cdr. St. John Reginald Joseph Tyrwhitt and would have had a complement of 183 to 218 seamen and officers. It is figured that 116 crew lost their lives after 3 high-powered explosions split Juno in two, sinking her in around 97 seconds.[3]
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- J, K and N-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
- Govan-built ships
- 1938 ships
- World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom
- World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean
- Maritime incidents in May 1941
- Ships sunk by aircraft during the Battle of Crete
- United Kingdom destroyer stubs