| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | J |
| Pennant | F 22 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 25 Mar, 1937 |
| Laid down | 24 Sep, 1937 |
| Launched | 25 Oct, 1938 |
| Commissioned | 13 Apr, 1939 |
| Lost | 12 May, 1942 |
| Loss position | 32.38N, 26.20E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Jackal (Cdr. Christopher Theodore Jellicoe, DSC, RN) was bombed and heavily damaged on 11 May 1942 about 90 nautical miles north-west of Mersa Matruth, Egypt in position 32º38'N, 26º20'E in the eastern Mediterranean by German Ju88 aircraft. She was sunk the next day by HMS Jervis.
Commanding Officers: Cdr. Charles Leslie Firth, RN Lt.Cdr. Ronald McClellan Powning Jonas, DSC, RN Cdr. Christopher Theodore Jellicoe, DSC, RN |
| Noteable events involving Jackal include: 11 Oct, 1940 |