Allied Warships

HMS Jester

Armed Yacht

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeArmed Yacht
Class[No specific class] 
Pennant 
Built byJ. A. Silver Ltd. (Rosneath, Scotland, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched 
Commissioned 
End service 
History

Completed in 1937.
Requisitioned by the Admiralty in October 1939.
Served on harbour duties.

Returned in 1944.

 

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Notable events involving Jester include:


15 Jan 1942
HMS H 34 (Lt. W.A. Phillimore, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. Upon entering the harbour she struck HMS Jester. (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/17233

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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