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December 27, 2024
USS Jacob Jones: The First US Navy Destroyer Lost in Combat
The first US Navy destroyer to be lost in combat was the USS Jacob Jones, sunk by the German submarine SM U-53 6 December, 1917. The ship's brief history, and its loss- the only US destroyer lost during the great war- represented the risks faced by, and heroism of, the men of the US Navy in that war.
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