The USS Jacob Jones was sunk by a German submarine's torpedo on December 6, 1917. Divers say they've now found wreckage from that ship. alabamanewsnetwork
The team said they did not disturb the site and had contacted the U.S. Department of State to alert them of their discovery.
The USS Jacob Jones was patrolling off the Virginia coast when war broke out between the United States and Germany on April 6, 1917,. The ship was ultimately deployed to escort supply convoys around the United Kingdom and would rescue hundreds of survivors of British warships hit by enemy fire — including picking up 305 survivors from the torpedoed British cruiser Orama.
But on December 6, 1917, the ship was struck by a German torpedo about 20 miles east of Start Point, England. According to the NHHC, as the stern sank, Commander ordered all life rafts launched and the ship abandoned. Eight minutes after being hit by the torpedo, the destroyer sank with two officers and 62 crew members still onboard.
USS Jacob Jones sinking off the Scilly Islands, England, on 6 December 1917, after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-53. The commander of the attacking submarine, Kapitan Hans Rose, took two wounded survivors prisoner, according to the NHHC's account. Meanwhile, two British warships launched rescue operations and a total of 39 men were saved, out of the 103 who had been on board.
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