List of ships of the Second World War (J)

This is a list of ships of the Second World War ships starting with J. ^[1][2][3][4] Submarines show submerged displacement. Dates are year_month_day to allow ordering. Click on headers to sort column alphabetically.

Ship	Country	Class	Type	Displacement (tons)	First commissioned	Fate
J-826	Royal Navy	BYMS	minesweeper	360	February 1943	post-war oceanographic research vessel RV Calypso
Jackal	Royal Navy	J	destroyer	1,690	31 March 1939	scuttled 11 May 1942
Jacob van Heemskerk	Netherlands	Tromp-class cruiser		4,000	16 September 1939	decommissioned 1969
Jaguar	Kriegsmarine	1924 Raubtier class 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	Royal Navy	Fiji-class cruiser		8,000	29 June 1942	scrapped 1960
Janus	Royal Navy	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 class 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	French Navy	La Galissonnière-class light cruiser		7,600	10 February 1937	scuttled 27 November 1942
Jeanne d'Arc	French Navy	Jeanne d'Arc-class 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	Royal Navy	J	destroyer	1,690	12 May 1939	scrapped 1949
Jervis Bay	Royal Navy	Armed Merchant Cruiser		14,164	October 1940	sunk 5 November 1940
Jintsu	Imperial Japanese Navy	Sendai-class light cruiser		7,100	31 July 1925	sunk 13 July 1943
Johan Maurits van Nassau	Netherlands	Johan Maurits van Nassau	destroyer escort	1,795	5 April 1933	sunk 14 May 1940
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	Royal Canadian Navy	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	Argentina	Churruca	destroyer	1,522	Discarded 25 March 1960
Jujuy	Argentina	Catamarca	destroyer	1,010		Sold 10 January 1957
Jumna	Royal Indian Navy	Black Swan	Sloop	1,250	13 May 1941
Juneau	USA	Atlanta-class 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

1. Naval Vessel Register Index
2. "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
3. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Index
4. Archives, The National. "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War - The National Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

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