HMS Jackal (1911)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Jackal.

HMS Jackal in pre-war black paint, with funnel bands
History
United Kingdom
NameJackal
BuilderR. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn[2]
Launched9 September 1911[1]
FateSold, 28 September 1920[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeAcheron-class destroyer
Displacement990 long tons (1,010 t)
Length246 ft (75 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draught8.9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power13,500 shp (10,100 kW)
Propulsion
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement70
Armament

HMS Jackal was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Jackal, after the predatory mammal of the same name.

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