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Divers discover the wreckage of the first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy fire

Divers discover the wreckage of the first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy fire

 


The USS Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on December 6, 1917

Divers off the coast of England believe they have found the wreckage of an American destroyer which was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine during the height of hostilities in the First World War.

The US Naval History and Heritage Command announced on Friday that Darkstar, a group of expert divers from the UK, had found wreckage belonging to the USS Jacob Jones off the southwestern tip of England.

The ship was tasked with patrolling and escorting convoys around the United Kingdom from May 1917 until she sank on December 6.

The destroyer performed several rescues throughout 1917 while escorting supply convoys through U-boat infested waters.

(Naval History and Heritage Command)

The destroyer was 60 miles off the coast of England, near the English Channel, when a torpedo hit three feet below the waterline.

Historians have said that in the eight minutes the sailors had until the ship sank, less than half the crew found refuge aboard emergency rafts.

Only 46 of the 110 crew members are believed to have survived the attack.

Surviving crew members of the USS Jacob Jones.

(Naval History and Heritage Command)

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According to the NHHC, after the sinking, a German submarine commander captured two POWs in cold waters and radioed a nearby US base about the need for rescue vessels.

Due to the speed with which the 1,000+ ton destroyer sank, her final resting place remained a mystery for over a century.

British divers estimate the vessel to be at a depth of 400ft and said they did not remove any items from the wreck site during the recent excursion.

The USS Jacob Jones sinks off England in the ocean.

Historians consider the destroyer a workhorse and responsible for rescuing hundreds of survivors from the torpedoed ships before she suffered a similar fate.

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By the end of the war in November 1918, Germany is believed to have been responsible for the sinking of over 5,000 merchant ships and around 100 warships.

Historians say that despite efforts, German forces could not overcome the maritime capabilities and numbers of the Allies.

The divers intend to work with the US Embassy to determine next steps for the vessel.

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