USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer No. 61/DD-61)[Note 1] 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.

When war broke out between the United States and Germany on 6 April 1917, Jacob Jones was patrolling off the Virginia coast. But on 7 May, she departed Boston for Europe, boasting 4 x 4” (102...

Sep 26, 2022 · The USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) set the record for rescuing the most at-sea survivors during World War I. She was sunk by a German U-boat.

Aug 15, 2022 · Divers off the southwestern coast of England have reported finding a World War I U.S. Navy destroyer that was sunk by a German submarine more than a century ago.

On December 6, 1917, while en route from Brest, France, to Queenstown, USS Jacob Jones was torpedoed by the German submarine U-53. ... U-53's torpedo hit Jacob Jones starboard fuel oil tank at 1621 hours.

Aug 16, 2022 · Just 40 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly, in the southwest of England, a team of expert divers located the wreck of the USS Jacob Jones (DD-61). The Tucker-class destroyer was built prior to WWI and was sunk on December 6, 1917, by a German submarine.

Upon the outbreak of war between the United States and Germany 6 April 1917, Jacob Jones patrolled off the Virginia coast before departing Boston for Europe 7 May. Arriving Queenstown, Ireland, 17 May, she immediately began patrol and convoy escort duty …

USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer # 61) sinking off the Scilly Islands, England, on 6 December 1917, after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-53. Photographed by Seaman William G. Ellis. Smithsonian Institution Photograph.

USS JACOB JONES DD-61 Ship History. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, February 2024

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.