USS McKean APD-5 was sunk by a torpedo launched a Mitsubishi GM4 Betty near Bougainville in November 1943 while on a troop reinforcement mission. [1280 x 1280]USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) sinking off the Scilly Islands, England, on 6 December 1917, after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-53. USS Jacob Jones was named in honor of Commodore Jacob Jones, USN, (1768-1850), a naval hero of the War of 1812. 61), which had been the US Navy’s only destroyer loss of … This year marks the 100th anniversary of its sinking. Only eleven of Jacob Jones' men survived their ordeal of explosions and exposure to the wintery seas. The second USS Jacob Jones, Destroyer No. During service in World War I, the American destroyer USS Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk off the Scilly Islands, England on Dec. 6, 1917. The only United States destroyer lost during World War I was one that “had rescued from sinking ships more survivors than any other vessel” of the US fleet: the first USS Jacob Jones, Destroyer No. April 7, 2019 . USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) was a Tucker class destroyer that became the only US destroyer lost to enemy action during the First World War, when she was sunk by U-53.. Jacob Jones would be the first American destroyer lost to an enemy submarine during World War I. Jacob Jones left for Europe almost as soon as the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917. She was 314 feet long had a 32 foot beam and displaced 1,090 tons. Out of the 110 men who were aboard the ship that day, 64 lost their lives. Friends of Padre Steve’s World, I have so much I could write about right now but instead I am going to go back to the well and dredge up an older post about some iconic warships. * USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) * German U-Boat Torpedo sinks * 1st U.S. Destroyer ever to be lost to enemy action This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "U. S. DESTROYER SUNK--60 KILLED" with subheads (see photos). This page features all the views we have related to USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer # 61). Jacob Jones was born in Delaware, but was an orphan by the age of four. (later DD) 130, was the sixth Wickes-class flush-decker launched at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey—the same shipyard that in 1915 had completed the first Jacob Jones (Destroyer No. This is the tale of two unlucky destroyers named for an unlucky commodore, and the destroyer that avenged one of them. USS Ward DD-139. The only United States destroyer lost during World War I was one that “had rescued from sinking ships more survivors than any other vessel” of the US fleet: the first USS Jacob Jones, Destroyer No. 61. USS Jacob Jones (DD-130), named for Commodore Jacob Jones USN (1768–1850), was a Wickes-class destroyer. Jacob Jones was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, New Jersey on 21 February 1918, launched on 20 November 1918 by Mrs. Cazenove Doughton, great-granddaughter of Commodore Jones and commissioned on 20 October 1919, Lieutenant Commander Paul H. … Also by Clint Johnson. 61/DD-61) was a Tucker-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I.The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Jacob Jones.. Jacob Jones was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey, in August 1914 and launched in May of the following year. Posts about uss Jacob Jones written by padresteve. USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) sailed widely during the 1920s and 1930s and seemed to have shaken off the bad luck. The USS Jacob Jones moved at a steady 15 knots off the Cape May coast Feb. 28, 1942. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. From May 1917 it was involved in patrols, convoy escorts and rescues sailing from the US base in Ireland. The second USS Jacob Jones (DD-130), a Clemson class, was given the Jacob Jones ship name while still being constructed in February 1918 in honor of the destroyer that had been lost just three months earlier.