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The USS J Douglas Blackwood was an American Buckley Class escort destroyer of 1400 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS J Douglas Blackwood had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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The USS J Fred Talbott was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS J Fred Talbott was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS J R Y Blakeley was an American Edsall Class escort destroyer of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS J R Y Blakeley was powered by Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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The USS J Richard Ward was an American Edsall Class escort destroyer of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS J Richard Ward was powered by Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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The Jacequay is a Brazilian Inhauma class frigate of 1600 tons displacement, designed by the Brazilian Naval Design Office with advice from the German private Marine Technik design company, and launched in 1987. She is powered by a single General Electric LM2500 gas turbine of 27000 hp and two MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels of 7800 hp giving a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carries a complement of 162 including 19 officers. She is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 ship-to-ship missiles; one Vickers 4.5 in (115 mm) Mk 8 gun with a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute to 22 km in an anti-surface role and 6 km in an anti-aircraft role; and two Bofors 40 mm/70 guns. Six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo triple tubes are fitted for the Honeywell Mark-46 Mod 5 anti-submarine torpedo. One Westland Lynx helicopter is carried.
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The USS Jack was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Jack had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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USS Jack is an American Permit Class attack submarine of 4300 tons displacement launched in 1963. USS Jack is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor and two steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots dived. She carries a crew of 127 including 13 officers and is armed with four McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles and four 21 inch Mk 63 torpedo tubes amidships, angled at ten degrees from the centreline firing the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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HMS Jackal was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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The USS Jacob Jones was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Jacob Jones was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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HMS Jade (formerly the Lady Lilian) was a British armed trawler of 615 tons displacement launched in 1933 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Jade had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
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The Jagaren was a Swedish patrol boat of 287 tons displacement launched in 1932. The Jagaren had a top speed of 24 knots and carried a complement of 37. She was armed with two 3 inch guns; two 25 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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HMS Jaguar was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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The Jaguar was a German torpedo boat of 800 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Jaguar had a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 123. Armaments consisted of three 4.1 inch guns; two 1 pdr anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two parallel triples.
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HMS Jaguar was a British Leopard CLass frigate of 2300 tons displacement, designed as an air-defence ship. In July 1978 she was sold to Bangladesh and renamed the Ali Haider. She was powered by eight VVS ASR 1 diesels providing 14400 bhp and a speed of 24 knots and a range of 2300 miles at full power; 7500 miles at 16 knots She was armed with four Vickers 4.5 inch/45 Mk 6 dual purpose guns arranged in two twin mountings and one Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 9 gun.
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The Jaguar is a German Tiger Class fast attack missile craft of 265 tons displacement commissioned in 1973. She is powered by four MTU MD 872 16-cylinder diesels providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 570 miles at 30 knots and 1600 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 30 including four officers. Armaments consist of two twin Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missile launchers; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; one Bofors 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft gun; mine laying capability.
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The Jalea was an Italian Argonauta Class coastal submarine of 599 tons displacement launched in 1932. The Jaleaa was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 4 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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USS Jallao was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944. USS Jallao was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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HMS Jamaica was a British cruiser of the Fiji Class of 8000 tons displacement launched in 1940. She carried a complement of 980. Four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 31.5 knots. Armaments consisted of nine or twelve 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; either between 16 and 41 2-pounder pompom guns or 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and six 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS James C Owens was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS James C Owens was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Kames E Kyes was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS James E Kyes was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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USS James K Polk is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1965. USS James K Polk is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Poseidon (C3) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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USS James Madison is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1962. USS James Madison is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Trident (C4) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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USS James Monroe is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1962. USS James Monroe is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Poseidon (C3) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The Jan Van Amstel was a Dutch mine sweeper of 525 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Jan Van Amstel was powered by oil-fired engines providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 46. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; four 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns and one machine-gun.
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The Jan Van Brakel was a Dutch fishery protection vessel of 740 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Jan Van Brakel was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 15 knots and carried a complement of 65. She was armed with two 3 inch guns; one 37 mm gun; and four 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns and was also equipped for mine laying.
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The Jan Van Gelder was a Dutch mine sweeper of 525 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Jan Van Gelder was powered by oil-fired engines providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 46. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; four 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns and one machine-gun.
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The Jantina was an Italian Argonauta Class coastal submarine of 599 tons displacement launched in 1932. The Jantina was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 4 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Janus was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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The USS Jarvis was an American Gridley Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937. The USS Jarvis was powered by four Express Type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 12800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 172 and was armed with four 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four quadruple arrangements.
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The USS Jarvis was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Jarvis was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Jaseur was a British first-class torpedo gunboat of 810 tons launched in 1892.
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HMS Jaseur was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Jaseur was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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HMS Jasmine was a British Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Jasmine was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The Jason was a British first class torpedo gunboat of 810 tons launched in 1892, and later employed as a training ship at Gravesend. The name Jason was introduced to ships of the British navy with the capture of the French Jason by Anson in 1747.
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HMS Jason was a British Halcyon Class fleet minesweeper of 835 tons displacement of the Second World War launched in 1937. HMS Jason was powered by two sets of 3-cylinder compound engines providing a top speed of 17 knots. She carried a complement of 80 and was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and five smaller guns.
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HMS Jasper (formerly the Balthasar) was a British armed trawler of 581 tons displacement launched in 1932 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Jasper had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
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The Jaureguiberry was a French first-class battleship of 11824 tons launched in 1893 and named after Admiral Jean Bernard Jaureguiberry.
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The Java was a Dutch cruiser of 6670 tons displacement launched in 1921 and sunk off Java in February 1942 during the Second World War. The Java was powered by eight Schulz-Thornycroft oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 31 knots and a range of 7680 km at 12 knots. She was armed with ten 5.9-inch guns; eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 2 pdr saluting guns; six 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve mines and carried two aircraft and a complement of 525.
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HMS Javelin (formerly HMS Kashmir) was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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The Je Chon is a South Korean Po Hang Class Corvette of 1180 tons displacement fully loaded. The Je Chon carries a crew of ten officers and 85 men and is powered by one LM 2500 gas turbine and two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6-V280 diesel engines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. Armaments consist of one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples taking the Honeywell Mk 46 anti-submarine torpedo; 12 depth charges.
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The Jean Bart was a French battleship of 22189 tons displacement launched in 1911. The Jean Bart had a top speed of 21.6 knots and a range of 4320 km at 18 knots. She carried a complement of 1108. Armaments consisted of twelve 12 inch guns; twenty two 5.5 inch M10 guns; seven 3 inch M1922 anti-aircraft guns; two 47 mm guns; and four submerged 18 inch torpedo tubes. She was later demilitarised and renamed the L'Ocean and was in use as a training ship at the outbreak of the Second World War.
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The Jean Bart was a French Richelieu Class battleship of 38500 tons displacement launched in 1940 and used during the Second World War. She was armed with eight 15 inch guns in two sets of four; fifteen 6 inch guns in sets of three; twelve 37 mm guns; twenty-four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 13.2 mm machine-guns. She carried a complement of 1670 and four aircraft. Powered by four Parsons geared turbines she had a top speed of 32 knots.
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The Jean Bart is a French Cassard Class destroyer of 4668 tons displacement, launched in 1988. She is powered by four SEMT-Pielstick 18PA6 V280 BTC diesels providing a top speed of 29.5 knots and a range of 13120 km at 17 knots and 7680 km at 24 knots. She carries a crew of 236, including 19 officers and has accommodation for 251. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles; 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR surface to air missiles launched from a Mk 13 Mod 5 launcher; Two Matra Sadral PDMS sextuple launchers firing the Mistral sea-skimming surface-to-air missile; one DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM automatic gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns; two fixed torpedo launchers model KD 59E taking the ECAN L5 Mod 4 anti-submarine torpedo. One Lynx Mk 2/4 helicopter and Honeywell MK46 torpedoes are also carried for anti-submarine warfare.
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The Jean de Vienne was a French La Galissonniere Class cruiser of 7600 tons displacement launched in 1935. The Jean de Vienne was powered by four Indret small tube boilers providing a top speed of 31 knots and a range of 9600 km at 13 knots. She carried a complement of 540. Armaments consisted of nine 6-inch guns; eight 3.5-inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21.7 inch torpedo tubes and four aircraft also carried.
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The Jean de Vienne is a French Georges Leygues Class destroyer of 3830 tons displacement and a crew of 218 launched in 1981. Two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines rated at 46200 bhp and two SEMT-Pielstick 16PA6 CV280 diesels rated at 10400 bhp provide a top speed of 30knots; 21 knots on the diesel engines, and a range, of 13600 km at 18 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles; a Thomson-CSF Crotale Navale EDIR octuple anti-aircraft launcher with twenty-six missiles; one 100 mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM automatic dual purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns; four M2HB 12.7 mm machine-guns; two fixed torpedo launchers and ten ECAN L5 anti-submarine torpedoes; twelve Honeywell Mk 46 torpedoes for use with helicopters are also carried for the ship' s two dual-purpose, anti-submarine and anti-ship Lynx helicopters.
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The Jean Moulin is a French D'Estienne D'Orves (Type A 69) class frigate of 950 tons displacement launched in 1976. She is crewed by 83 ratings and 7 officers and has a top speed of 23 knots and a range of 7200 km at 15 knots. She is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles; one DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM automatic dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four fixed torpedo tubes taking the ECAN L3 anti-submarine torpedo; one Creusot Loire 375 mm Mk 54 6-tubed trainable anti-ship mortar launcher.
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The Jeanne D'Arc was a French unarmoured training cruiser of 6496 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Jeanne D'Arc carried a complement of 505 and had additional accommodation for 156 midshipmen and cadets and 20 instructional offers. She was powered by four Penhoet oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 8000 km at a cruising speed of 15 knots. Armaments consisted of eight 6.1-inch guns; four 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns arranged in two pairs and two 21.7 inch torpedo tubes. Two aircraft were also carried.
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HMS Jed was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Jed was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The USS Jeffers was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Jeffers was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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HMS Jellicoe was a British battleship of the King George V Class built in 1940. The Jellicoe had a displacement of 35000 tons and was manned by a war-time complement of 1500, later increased to 1900. She was powered by Parsons single reduction geared turbines and Admiralty 3-drum oil fuelled boilers which produced a top speed of 27 knots, and in one emergency 28.5 knots. The Jellicoe was armed with ten 14-inch guns; sixteen 5.25-inch guns; 64 2-pdr pompom anti-aircraft guns; and later modified to include eight 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twenty-five 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns. Four aircraft were also carried.
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The USS Jenkins was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Jenkins was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Jerong is a Malaysian Jerong Class fast attack craft of 244 tons displacement commissioned in 1976. The Jerong is powered by three Maybach/Mercedes-Benz MD872 6-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 14 knots. The Jerong carries a crew of four officers and 32 men and is armed with one Bofors 57 mm/70 anti-ship gun and one Bofors 40 mm/70 dual-purpose gun.
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HMS Jersey was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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HMS Jersey is a British Island Class offshore patrol vessel of 925 tons displacement. HMS Jersey is powered by two Ruston RKCM 12-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 16.5 knots and a range of 7000 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 39 and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm Mk 3 gun; a DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 Mk 1 gun and two FN 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Jersey Prison Ship was an unseaworthy sixty-four-gun ship, lying off the Brooklyn shore of New York harbour from 1776 to 1783, and used by the British as a prison for captured American sailors. Their treatment was claimed by the Americans to be most inhuman and eleven thousand were said to have died of cold and starvation.
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HMS Jervis was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1695 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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The Jervis Bay was an armed British merchant ship of the Second World War which was sunk by the German Pocket Battleship Admiral Scheer while protecting a convoy of merchant ships in the North Atlantic in November 1940. The
Jervis Bay's Captain, Fegen ordered the convoy to scatter and then, hopelessly outgunned, began firing at the battleship so as to draw it away from the convoy. The end was inevitable, and the Jervis Bay went down fighting, but 32 of the convoy ships managed to escape and Fegen was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. The Jervis Bay is an Australian helicopter, logistic support and training ship, formerly a roll-on roll-off vessel, it was commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy on the 25th of August 1977. For the training role a navigation bridge was added in 1978. In 1987 the deckhouse was removed and the after deck strengthened, and in late 1989 the ship was taken in hand to fit a lift for helicopter support operations for up to six Sea King sized aircraft. She has a displacement of 8915 tons fully loaded, and a top speed of 19.5 knots.
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The USS Jesse L Brown is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1972. The USS Jesse L Brown is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 22 knots running on one boiler. She carries a crew of 288 including 17 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple anti-ship launcher; one FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual-purpose gun; a General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm/76 6-barrelled Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx gun and two pairs of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 and Mk 50 torpedoes. A SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter is also carried.
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The Jesus G Ortega is an American-built Mexican patrol ship of 1090 tons displacement built during the Second World War as the USS Chief and sold to Mexico in 1973. The Jesus G Ortega is powered by two diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and a range of 4300 miles at 10 knots. She carries a crew of 105, including nine officers and is armed with one 3 inch calibre anti-surface gun and four Bofors 40 mm/56 anti-aircraft guns arranged as two twins and also two Oerlikon 20 mm guns.
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The Jesus Of Lubeck was a German-built carrack of 700 tons displacement built around 1544 as a Hanseatic trading ship, before being bought by Henry VIII of England and converted to a warship. In 1564 she was leased as an armed slave-ship to Captain John Hawkins who used her until she was sunk during an engagement with the Spanish at San Juan de Ulloa in the Gulf of Mexico. The
Jesus Of Lubeck had four masts, the fore and main masts were square-rigged, the mizzens lateen rigged, carried a crew of 300 and was armed with 26 guns.
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HMS Jewel was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Jewel was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The Jin Hae is a South Korean Po Hang Class Corvette of 1180 tons displacement fully loaded. The Jin Hae carries a crew of ten officers and 85 men and is powered by one LM 2500 gas turbine and two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6-V280 diesel engines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. Armaments consist of one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples taking the Honeywell Mk 46 anti-submarine torpedo; 12 depth charges.
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The Jin Ju is a South Korean Po Hang Class Corvette of 1180 tons displacement fully loaded. The Jin Ju carries a crew of ten officers and 85 men and is powered by one LM 2500 gas turbine and two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6-V280 diesel engines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. Armaments consist of two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; four Emerson Electric 30 mm guns in two twins.
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The Jinan is a Chinese Type 051, Luda Class destroyer of 3250 tons. She carries a complement of 285 including twenty-seven officers, and has a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 8000 km at 14 knots. She is armed with six Fei Lung 2 (Flying Dragon) anti-ship missile launchers arranged as two triple arrangements; two Soviet 130 mm/58 in a twin arrangement guns; eight Chinese 57 mm/70 arranged in four twin guns; six Chinese 37 mm/63 in three twin arrangements guns; eight Soviet 25 mm/60 in four twin arrangements anti-aircraft guns; two FQF 2500 12-tubed fixed launcher anti-ship mortars; depth charges and mines. Two Harbin Z-9A (Dauphin) helicopters are also carried.
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The Joao De Lisboa was a Portuguese 2nd class sloop of 1108 tons displacement launched in 1933. The Joao De Lisboa was powered by two sets of MAN eight eye diesel engines providing a top speed of 16.5 knots and a range of 14160 km at 12 knots. She carried a complement of 138. She was armed with two 4.7 inch guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The USS John A Bole was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS John A Bole was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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A John boat is an American light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff.
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USS John C Calhoun is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1963. USS John C Calhoun is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Trident (C4) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The USS John C.Stennis is an American Nimitz Class aircraft carrier of 73973 tons displacement launched in 1994. USS John C. Stennis is powered by two pressurised-water cooled A4W/A1G nuclear reactors driving four geared steam turbines providing a top speed in excess of 30 knots. She carries a crew of 6054 comprising 3184 ships crew including 203 officers; 2800 aircrew including 366 officers; and 70 flag crew including 25 officers. Armaments consist of three Raytheon GMLS Mk 29 octuple surface-to-air missile launchers taking the NATO Sea Sparrow missile and four General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx 6-barrel Mk 15 guns. She can carry twenty F14 Tomcat; twenty F/A-18 Boeing Hornet; six EA-6B Prowler; twenty A-6E Intruder; five E-2 Hawkeye; ten S-3A/B Viking aircraft in addition to six Sea King helicopters.
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The USS John D Edwards was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS John D Edwards was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS John D Ford was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1920. The USS John D Ford was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS John D Henley was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS John D Henley was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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USS John F Kennedy is an American John F Kennedy Class aircraft carrier of 61000 tons standard displacement launched in 1967. USS John F Kennedy is powered by eight Foster-Wheeler boilers driving four Westinghouse geared turbines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 6400 km at 30 knots. She carries a crew of 4782 including 1782 aircrew and is armed with three Raytheon GMLS Mk 29 octuple surface-to-air missile launchers taking the NATO Sea Sparrow missile and three General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx 6-barrel MK 15 guns. She typically carries twenty F14 Tomcat; twenty FA-18 Boeing Hornet; four EA-6B Prowler; twelve A-6E Intruder; four E-2 Hawkeye and ten S-3A/B Viking aircraft in addition to six SH-3G/H/SH 60F Sea King helicopters.
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The USS John Hancock is an American Spruance Class guided missile destroyer.
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The USS John Hood was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS John Hood was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS John J Powers was an American Evarts Class escort destroyer of 1150 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS John J Powers was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 200. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight depth charge throwers.
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The USS John M Bermingham was an American Evarts Class escort destroyer of 1150 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS John M Bermingham was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 200. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight depth charge throwers.
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The USS John Marshall is an American Ethan Allen Class amphibious transport and former attack submarine of 7800 tons displacement dived launched in 1961. The USS John Marshall is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 30 knots dived. She carries a crew of 132 including 12 officers and is armed with four 21 inch bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo. In 1985 she was modified to carry swimmer delivery vehicles and up to 67 commandoes.
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The USS John Paul Jones is an American Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer of 8300 tons displacement. She is powered by four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines producing 100000 total shaft horsepower and a top speed of over 30 knots. She is manned by a crew of 23 officers and 300 enlisted men and is armed with standard missiles; Harpoon; Tomahawk missiles; six Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts); one 5 inch/54 calibre Mk-45 gun and two 20mm Phalanx CIWS.
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The USS John R Craig was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS John R Craig was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS John R Pierce was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS John R Pierce was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS John Rodgers was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement of the Second World War launched in 1942. The USS John Rodgers was powered by two General Electric geared turbines and four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 8000 km at 14 knots. She carried a crew of 353 and was armed with five 5-inch calibre anti-ship guns; six Bofors 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft guns arranged in pairs and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in quintuplets. The USS John Rodgers was transferred to the Mexican Navy in August 1970, being renamed the Cuitlahuac.
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The USS John S Stennis is an American Nimitz Class aircraft carrier. When it was commissioned into the US Navy in December 1995 it was the largest warship ever built, at 102000 tons requiring 6054 personnel to man and operate it. It has a flight deck length of 332.9 metres. The ship can carry twenty F-14 'Bomcats' (Tomcats with a strike role), 36 F/A-18 Boeing Hornet, 8 S-3A/B Viking, 4 E-2 Hawkeye, and 4 EA-6B Prowler aircraft; and the following helicopters: four SH-60F and 2 HH-60H Hawker Sea Hawk. The aircraft carried can be varied according to the nature of the operation: for example, in 1994, 50 army helicopters replaced the usual air wing on the sister ship USS Dwight D Eisenhower during operations off Haiti. The ship is armed with Nato Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles, and three Raytheon GMLS Mk 29 octuple launchers; four Raytheon/General Dynamics 20mm Phalanx 6-barrelled Mk 15 close-in weapon systems; and 6 x 324mm Mk 32 (two triple) torpedo tubes taking the Mark-46 Mod 7 homing torpedo countermeasures.
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The USS John S McCain is an American Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer of 8300 tons displacement. She is powered by four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines producing 100000 total shaft horsepower and a top speed of over 30 knots. She is manned by a crew of 23 officers and 300 enlisted men and is armed with standard missiles; Harpoon; Tomahawk missiles; six Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts); one 5 inch/54 calibre Mk-45 gun and two 20mm Phalanx CIWS.
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The USS John W Thomason was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS John W Thomason was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS John W Weeks was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS John W Weeks was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS John Young is an American Spruance Class guided missile destroyer.
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The USS Johnnie Hutchins was an American Rudderow Class escort destroyer of 1450 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Johnnie Hutchins had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a triple mount.
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The USS Johnston was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Johnston was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Johnston was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Johnston was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Johore Bahru is a Singapore-built Malaysian Improved PX Class police boat of 92 tons displacement launched in 1972. The Johore Bahru is powered by two MTU diesel engines providing a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 1440 km at 15 knots. The Johore Bahru carries a crew of 15 and is armed with two Oerlikon 20 mm machine-guns.
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The Jolly Roger is a black flag with a white skull and crossed bones emblem, allegedly flown by pirates during the 18th century.
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A jollyboat is a small boat usually hoisted at the stern of a ship.
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The Jorge Juan was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched in 1933. The Jorge Juan was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Jose Luis Diez was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Jose Luis Diez was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Joseph E Connolly was an American Rudderow Class escort destroyer of 1450 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Joseph E Connolly had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a triple mount.
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The USS Joseph Hewes is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1970. The USS Joseph Hewes is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 22 knots running on one boiler. She carries a crew of 288 including 17 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple anti-ship launcher; one FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual-purpose gun; a General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm/76 6-barrelled Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx gun and two pairs of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 and Mk 50 torpedoes. A SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter is also carried.
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The USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Jouett was an American Somers Class destroyer of 1850 tons displacement launched in 1938. The USS Jouett was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox high pressure oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 37 knots. She carried a complement of 198 and was armed with eight 5 inch guns; eight 1 pdr guns; two machine-guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Juan Aldama is an American-built Mexican patrol ship of 1090 tons displacement built during the Second World War as the USS Piloti and sold to Mexico in 1973. The Juan Aldama is powered by two diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and a range of 4300 miles at 10 knots. She carries a crew of 105, including nine officers and is armed with one 3 inch calibre anti-surface gun and four Bofors 40 mm/56 anti-aircraft guns arranged as two twins and also two Oerlikon 20 mm guns.
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The Juan de Garay was a Spanish-built Argentinean destroyer of 1522 tons displacement launched in 1925 as the Aleala Galiano Cartagena and transferred to Argentina in 1927. The Juan de Garay carried a complement of 175 and had a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; six 21-inch torpedo tubes in two triple deck mountings and two depth charge dischargers.
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The USS Jubilant was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Jubilant was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Jujuy was a German-built Argentinean destroyer of 997 tons displacement launched in 1911. The Jujuy carried a complement of 99 and had a top speed of 27.2 knots and a range of 4800 km at 15 knots. She was armed with three 4 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes and one depth charge discharger.
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The Julio De Noronha is a Brazilian Inhauma class frigate of 1600 tons displacement, designed by the Brazilian Naval Design Office with advice from the German private Marine Technik design company, and launched in 1988. She is powered by a single General Electric LM2500 gas turbine of 27000 hp and two MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels of 7800 hp giving a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carries a complement of 162 including 19 officers. She is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 ship-to-ship missiles; one Vickers 4.5 in (115 mm) Mk 8 gun with a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute to 22 km in an anti-surface role and 6 km in an anti-aircraft role; and two Bofors 40 mm/70 guns. Six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo triple tubes are fitted for the Honeywell Mark-46 Mod 5 anti-submarine torpedo. One Westland Lynx helicopter is carried.
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The Jumna was an Indian sloop of 1300 tons displacement launched in 1940. The Jumna was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of between 160 and 197. She was armed with six 4 inch dual-purpose guns and six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Juneau was an American San Diego Class light cruiser of 6000 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Juneau had a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of 597. She was armed with twelve 5 inch dual-purpose guns; twenty-eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twelve 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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A junk is a sailing vessel employed by the Chinese, Japanese and Malays. The
junk has no prominent stem or keel. The bow on deck is square and the anchors are on each side of the bow. The stern is full, the rudder suspended, and at sea is lowered beneath the depth of the bottom of the vessel. The immense masts are in one piece and bear lug-sails.
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HMS Juno was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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HMS Juno was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Thornycroft and launched in 1965. She was armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 surface-to-surface missiles; three quad Seacat missile launchers; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples . She carried a Wasp helicopter and carried a complement of 223. In 1976 she was rammed by the Icelandic Gunboat Tyr and in 1985 completed a four year refit at Rosyth for use as a navigation training ship to replace HMS Torquay. She was decommissioned in 1992 and in 1994 was sold to Intershitra S & P.
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The Junon was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1935. The Junon was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and seven 21.7 inch and two 15.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Jupiter was a Spanish mine layer of 2100 tons displacement launched in 1935. The Jupiter was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 18.5 knots. She carried a complement of 123 and 264 mines. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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HMS Jupiter was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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HMS Jupiter was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Yarrow and Company and launched in 1967. She was sold in 1992 for breaking up. HMS Jupiter was powered by two oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 260 and was armed with one quad Seacat missile launcher; twin 4.5 inch guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter.
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HMS Jutland (formerly Malplaquet) was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1946. HMS Jutland was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward and one 4.5 inch dual purpose gun mounted in the 'Q' position; eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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