HMS Jervis

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HMS JERVIS(A ROYAL NAVY DESTROYER)
She was probably the most famous RN destroyer of the war. She was designed as a leader and was the first of a radically new class with twin 4.7-inch turrets (six guns) and a tonnage of 1760 as against the previous A to I class destroyers with a tonnage of 1370 tons. She had a maximum speed of 32 knots. She had more room for crew accomodation. She fought in every major fleet Mediterranean engagement from 1940 to 1943.