A Chapter of the Jaguar Clubs of North America Under The Bonnet Newsletter of the WMJR Web Site: Wasatch Mountain Jaguar Register www.WMJR.org May 2017 Follow Group WMJR On Facebook WMJR News Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wmjr Tech Session On Brakes By J Jennings Saturday April 15 Long time WMJR and A bonus discus- BMCU member sion at the end J Jennings gave concerned cool- a very informa- ants and virtues tive tech session of older vs. new- on brakes for er formulations both clubs at J (J likes older). and Kay’s home in Murray on The crowd was April 15. small but very appreciative, in- Brake design cluding Jerry history, opera- Gill, Jim “Pugs” tion, maintenance and icone. J’s position is Pivirotto, Rob Foye, Rich trouble shooting were all that DOT5’s ad- Weyland, Jim Klekas, covered. vantages far outweigh Duane Allred, Ken Borg, it’s disadvantages, and Doug Jensen, Roger Da- The most time was spent should be preferred, es- vis, hosts J and Kay Jen- on selection of brake flu- pecially for older Brit- nings, and Your Obedient ids, being DOT3 or DOT4 ish cars. Scribe Gary Lindstrom. conventional or DOT5 sil- Page 2 Grand Opening Preview Jaguar Downtown Salt Lake Dealership Thursday April 27 In celebration of their new Jaguar Downtown Salt Lake sales and service facili- ty, Ken Garff and staff host- ed an invitation only open house 27-29. In addition to speeches by Jaguar potentates, live music, hors d’ouevres, libations and desserts, a display of vintage Jaguars graced their spacious service bays. Cars on display included: Barry & Allison Hanover: XK120 David and Diane Christen- OTS, sen, 1974 E-type OTS, Gary Lindstrom: Bob and Brenda Fellinger, 1956 XK140 DHC, 1962 Mk 2 3.8, Art and Martha Jerry Gill & Denise Cum- Pasker, 1950 Mark mins: 1965 3.8 S-type sa- V DHC, loon, Dave Hobson: Ken & JoAnn Borg: XK140 XJ12, DHC and 1995 XJS coupe, Craig & Janine Ji Call: 1960 Mark 2, m and Lee and Judy Taylor: Mk I. Her- mion e Marvin and Connie May strove Klek mightily to have their XJ-S ready as, but in the end sent regrets. 1968 E- Also attending showing support type were Bud and Betty Merritt. OTS, Page 3 Page 4 May Event Brunch At Brighton’s Silver Fork Lodge 10am Saturday May 20 It was April 2015 when we last gathered at this soulful place for a cozy and tasty meal. That year we had snow on descent, so this year we’re scheduling it a tad later—not that that will necessarily change anything. As of this writing we’re not planning any convoying up the canyon, but that may still be proposed—-watch your email and/or Facebook group to stay in tune. Breakfast / brunch is served 8am to noon on Saturdays—- here is the menu. Page 5 HMS Jaguar’s Have you ever wondered if and commissioned on 12 Sep- the Royal Navy ever used Jag- tember 1939. uar as a ship name? Jaguar was 339 feet 6 inches Well, you an try asking your (103.48 m) long between per- Siri / Cortana / whatever, but pendiculars and 356 feet 6 I’m old fashioned and con- inches (108.66 m) overall, sulted Wikipedia, who as usu- with a beam of 35 feet 8 inch- al was quite informative on es (10.87 m) and a draught of the subject. 9 feet (2.7 m). Displacement was 1,690 long tons (1,720 t) In fact there have been two standard and 2,330 long tons HMS Jaguar’s. The first HMS (2,370 t) deep load. Two Ad- Jaguar (F34), a J Class de- miralty three-drum boilers fed stroyer was launched in 1938 steam at 300 pounds per and sunk in the Mediterranean by square inch (2,100 kPa) and 620 ° a German U-Boat in 1942. The eight ships of the J-class F (327 °C) to Parsons to two sets including HMS Jaguar (F34) of Parsons single-reduction This the second HMS Jaguar, a were ordered on 25 March 1937, geared-steam turbines, rated at Leopard Class frigate was and Jaguar was laid down at the 40,000 shaft horsepower (30,000 launched in 1957 and sold to the Dumbarton shipyard of Denny kW). This gave a design speed of Bangladeshi Navy in 1978. Here on 25 November 1937. She was is a bit more on each. launched on 22 November 1938 —cont’d on p. 6 Page 6 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) at trials with the loss of 3 Officers and 190 HMS Jaguar (F37) thereafter was displacement and 32 knots (59 km/ of her crew. 8 Officers and 45 refitted with Type 965 radar h; 37 mph) at full load. crewmen were rescued by Naval Whaler HMS Klo. The Jaguar sailed from Chatham As completed, Jaguar had a main UK in January 1969 and under- gun armament of six 4.7 in (120 HMS Jaguar (F37) was a Leopard took a world cruise calling at Gi- mm) QF Mark XII guns in three -class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate braltar, South Africa, Mombasa, twin mountings, two forward and of the British Royal Navy, named Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zea- one aft. These guns could only ele- after the jaguar. The Jaguar was land, Australia, Tasmania, Fiji, vate to an angle of 40 degrees, and the last frigate built by William Tonga, Raratonga, Tahiti, Pit- so were of limited use in the anti- Denny and Brothers for the Royal cairn, Panama and Florida. During aircraft role, while the aft mount Navy. Unlike the rest of her class, this cruise she provided medical was arranged so that it aid at Astove, in the Sey- could fire forwards over chelles. She arrived back the ship's superstructure to in UK December 1969. maximize the forward fir- She was deployed to Ice- ing firepower, but was landic waters for the Sec- therefore incapable of fir- ond Cod War in 1973. On ing directly aft. A short 10 September 1973, she range anti-aircraft arma- collided with the Iceland- ment of a four-barreled 2 ic gunboat Thor (Þór), pounder "pom-pom" anti- and had her bows dam- aircraft mount and aged. She spent the rest of eight .50 in machine guns the month on dry dock for in two quadruple mounts repairs at Chatham. She was fitted, while torpedo was then assigned to the armament consisted of ten standby squadron, but 21 inches (533 mm) torpe- was recommissioned in do tubes in two quintuple 1976 for service in Ice- mounts. the Jaguar was fitted with control- landic waters again for the Third lable pitch propellers. Cod War. To protect her bows and On commissioning, Jaguar joined stern from damage from collisions the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at Under Royal Navy service, her with Icelandic gunboats, she was Grimsby, operating off Britain's main armament originally consist- fitted with heavy wooden sheath- east coast. On 11 October, the ship ed of twin Bofors 40 mm guns on ing. ran aground in the Firth of Forth a STAAG mounting, which was and was under repair until Novem- replaced by a single 40 mm gun Bangladesh Navy Service ber. In May 1940, during Operation early in life. Dynamo, Jaguar and other destroy- After a spell in reserve, she was ers rescued survivors from the sink- She was refitted in the mid-1960s, sold on 6 July 1978 to the Bangla- ing of SS Abukir. replacing the Type 960 long-range desh Navy for £2 million, and air warning radar with Type 965. commissioned in 1978 as BNS Ali In February 1941 she took part in The lattice mainmast was replaced Haider (F17). Ali Haider served Operation Abstention, where she by a plated structure to support the as a training ship. engaged the Italian destroyer Crispi heavier AKE1 aerial used by the off Kastelorizo, disengaging after Type 965. The Type 293Q target She was decommissioned during a Crispi scored a 40mm hit on her designation radar on the foremast ceremony held in her homeport searchlight; that March she took was replaced by Type 993. New Chittagong on 22 January 2014. part in the Battle of Cape Matapan. ESM and SCCM equipment was Name and number were taken by Jaguar was struck by two torpedoes installed on the foremast. It was one of the two former Chinese fired by the German submarine U- intended that Seacat missile would JIANGHU III class frigates which 652 and sank off Sidi Barrani Egypt replace the 40 mm gun, but this reportedly had already begun their 31°53′N 26°18′E on 26 March 1942 was not done to save money. transfer voyage. Page 7 Page 8 Event Calendar Saturday, May 6, 2017 Saturday, August 26, 2017 BMCU Coalville / Taggarts Run Park City Classic Car Show Rob & Mary Foye, [email protected] Saturday, September 30, 2017 BMCU Fall Colour Tour 10am Saturday, May 20, 2017 Silver Fork Brunch, Brighton September 2017 See article on p. 4 BBQ at Borgs’ Cabin, Midway UT Saturday, June 17, 2017 British Field Day Friday, October 27, 2017 www.britishfieldday.com Halloween Party Saturday, July 1, 2017 November 2017 Eaglewood Festival of Speed 2018 Planning Meeting www.eaglewoodfestivalofspeed.c om December 2017 Christmas Party Saturday, August 19, 2017 BMCU Trapper’s Loop Run Pat & Donna Rich Page 9 Club Officers President Jerry Gill, 801-272-7274 [email protected] Vice President Jim Klekas, 801-971-6060 [email protected] Past President Duane Allred 801-943-9253 Secretary / Treasurer John Green, voice or text 801-451-5776 [email protected] Activities Committee Susan Cady voice 801-731-1599, text 801-791-9378 [email protected] Kay Jennings 801-274-2671 [email protected] Newsletter Publisher / Webmaster Gary Lindstrom, voice or text 801-554-3823 [email protected] Does Your Husband Misbehave Grunt and Grumble Rant and Rave Shoot the Brute Some Burma-Shave —Burma Shave, 1930 .