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HMS Jutland

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Jutland, after the Battle of Jutland:

  • HMS Jutland was a to have been a Battle-class destroyer. She was launched on 2 November 1945 at Hawthorn Leslie, but was never completed. The hull was used for trials in 1947 and arrived at Rosyth for breaking up in 1957.
  • HMS Jutland (D62) was another Battle-class destroyer. She was originally named HMS Malplaquet, but was renamed in 1945 before being launched in 1946. She was broken up in 1965

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.