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Kashmir (ex-Javelin) Thornycroft, Woolston: 18 November 1937 4 April 1939 26 October 1939 Bombed by German aircraft, 23 May 1941 Kelvin: Fairfield Shipbuilding, Govan: 5 October 1937 19 January 1939 27 November 1939 Sold for scrap, 1949 Khartoum: Swan Hunter, Wallsend: 27 October 1937 6 February 1939 6 November 1939
Javelin was badly damaged by gunfire and torpedoes fired by the German destroyers, losing both her bow and her stern. Only 155 feet (47 m) of Javelin ' s original 353 ft (108 m) length remained afloat and she was towed back to harbour. Javelin was out of action for almost a year. A total of 45 officers and ratings were killed in this action.
A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes such as the javelin throw . The javelin is nearly always thrown by hand, unlike the sling , bow , and crossbow , which launch projectiles with the aid of a hand-held mechanism.
HMS Janus, named after the Roman god, was a Javelin or J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.She was ordered from the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne as part of the 1936 Build Programme and laid down on 29 September 1937, launched on 10 November 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939.
The British Rail Class 395 Javelin is a dual-voltage electric multiple-unit (EMU) passenger train built by Hitachi Rail as part of the Hitachi A-train AT300 family for high-speed commuter services on High Speed 1 and elsewhere on the South Eastern franchise. [9] [10] The whole fleet is operated by Southeastern.
Then along with Javelin, Kelvin destroyed an Italian convoy on the night of 19 January 1943. Several members of her crew were decorated for their part in destroying enemy ships and aircraft in the Mediterranean. She returned to the UK for refit in Chatham in July 1943, recommissioning in March 1944.
The javelin went through the promising University of Georgia sprinter’s back below his left shoulder blade, punctured and collapsed his left lung and missed his heart by millimeters.
On 27 May, Jaguar, together with Javelin and Grenade, was deployed to screen the evacuation operations from the North. [9] On 28 May, Jaguar and other destroyers rescued survivors from the sinking of SS Abukir. [6] [10] [11] Jaguar landed 370 troops picked up from the beaches of Bray-Dunes at Dover early on 29 May.