HMS Jackal (or Jackall), after the predatory mammal, the jackal: HMS Jackal (1778) was a 10-gun cutter purchased in 1778 and sold in 1785. HMS Jackal (1779)...
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HMS Jackal was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Completed in 1939, Jackal served in the Norwegian campaign and the Dunkirk evacuation before being...
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up jackal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jackal is a small animal in the wolf/dog family of mammals. Jackal may also refer to: American jackal, a...
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to the destroyer HMS Faulknor. Tovey received his first command on 13 January 1915, when he was appointed to the destroyer HMS Jackal, which as part of...
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HMS Jackal (alternatively spelled Jackall) was a Jackal-class second-class iron paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy. Orders for Jackal and her sister Lizard...
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HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or Steam Frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy...
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3°33′36″N 104°28′42″E / 3.56000°N 104.47833°E / 3.56000; 104.47833 HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that...
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HMS Audacity was a British escort carrier of the Second World War and the first of her kind to serve in the Royal Navy. She was originally the German...
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suffering extensive damage to much of the hull. Two destroyers—HMS Hornet and HMS Jackal—assisted in the rescue of her crew. Despite the damage, there...
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HMS Jackal (or Jackall) was a Bloodhound-class brig of the Royal Navy, launched in 1801. She captured a number of small prizes in the Channel, including...
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