Victory At Sea: J-Class Destroyers WM-28-11-2025 These pre-fabricated 1/4 inch steel

These pre-fabricated 1/4 inch steel

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Victory At Sea: J-Class Destroyers WM-28-11-2025 These pre-fabricated 1/4 inch steelThe role of the destroyer in a fleet is to keep pace with other long ranged warships and provide them with an effective screen against small, short ranged attackers, such as aircraft, submarines and torpedo boats, though other small warships would also be engaged, allowing the rest of the fleet to concentrate on larger objectives. The J class comprised 8 destroyers each with a name starting with the letter J (HMS Jackal, Jaguar, Janus, Javelin,