# List of ships of World War II (J)

The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the Second World War, regardless of where they were built or previous service history. Submarines show submerged displacement.
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List of ships of World War II (J) :
| Ship | Country or organization | Class | Type | Displacement (tons) | First commissioned | Fate |
| J-826 | Royal Navy | BYMS | minesweeper | 360 | 1 February 1943 | from 1950 oceanographic research vessel RV Calypso |
| Jackal | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 31 March 1939 | scuttled 11 May 1942 |
| Jacob van Heemskerk | Royal Netherlands Navy | Tromp | cruiser | 4,064 | 16 September 1939 | decommissioned 20 November 1969 |
| Jaguar | Kriegsmarine | Raubtier | torpedo boat | 1,320 | 1 June 1929 | sunk 15 June 1944 |
| Jaguar | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 12 September 1939 | sunk 26 March 1942 by U-652 |
| Jamaica | Royal Navy | Fiji | light cruiser | 8,000 | 29 June 1942 | scrapped 1960 |
| Janus | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 5 August 1939 | sunk 23 January 1944 |
| Jarvis | United States Navy | Bagley | destroyer | 1,500 | 27 October 1937 | sunk 9 August 1942 |
| Jasmine | Royal Navy | Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 May 1941 | |
| Java | Royal Netherlands Navy | Java | cruiser | 8,078 | 1925 | sunk 27 February 1942 |
| Javelin | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 10 June 1939 | scrapped 1949 |
| Jean Bart | French Navy | Courbet | dreadnought | 23,475 | 5 June 1913 | captured Germany 27 November 1942, sunk 1944, scrapped 14 December 1945 |
| Jean de Vienne | French Navy | La Galissonnière | light cruiser | 7,600 | 10 February 1937 | scuttled 27 November 1942 |
| Jeanne d'Arc | French Navy | Jeanne d'Arc | light cruiser | 6,496 | 14 August 1931 | scrapped 1965 |
| Jeffers | United States Navy | Gleaves | destroyer | 1,630 | 5 November 1942 | decommissioned 1955, scrapped 1973 |
| Jersey | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 28 April 1939 | sank 4 May 1941 |
| Jervis | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 12 May 1939 | scrapped 1949 |
| Jervis Bay | Royal Navy | Armed Merchant Cruiser | | 14,164 | 1 October 1940 | sunk 5 November 1940 |
| Jintsu | Imperial Japanese Navy | Sendai | light cruiser | 7,100 | 31 July 1925 | sunk 13 July 1943 |
| Johan Maurits van Nassau (I) | Royal Netherlands Navy | Johan Maurits van Nassau | gunboat | 1,537 | 5 April 1933 | sunk 14 May 1940 |
| Johan Maurits van Nassau (II) | Royal Netherlands Navy | River | frigate | 1,400 | 25 June 1943 | decommissioned 1958, sold for scrap 15 January 1959 |
| Johnston | United States Navy | Fletcher | destroyer | 2,700 | 27 October 1943 | sunk 25 October 1944 |
| Joliette | Royal Canadian Navy | River | frigate | 1,445 | 14 June 1944 | paid off 19 November 1945 |
| Jonquiere | Royal Canadian Navy | River | frigate | 1,445 | 10 May 1944 | paid off 23 September 1966 |
| Jonquil | Royal Navy | Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 October 1940 | |
| Jouett | United States Navy | Somers | destroyer | 1,850 | 25 January 1939 | scrapped 1946 |
| Juan De Garray | Argentine Navy | Churruca | destroyer | 1,522 | | paid off 25 March 1960 |
| Jujuy | Argentine Navy | Catamarca | destroyer | 1,010 | | Sold 10 January 1957 |
| Jumna | Royal Indian Navy | Black Swan | sloop | 1,250 | 13 May 1941 | |
| Juneau | United States Navy | Atlanta | light cruiser | 6,000 | 14 February 1942 | Sunk 13 November 1942 |
| Juno | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 25 August 1939 | sunk 21 May 1941 |
| Junyō | Imperial Japanese Navy | Hiyō | aircraft carrier | 26,949 | 5 May 1942 | scrapped 1947 |
| Jupiter | Royal Navy | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 25 June 1939 | sank 28 February 1942 |