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Bell salvaged from Navy destroyer sunk in World War I
The USS Jacob Jones was sunk by a German U-boat in late 1917, killing more than half of its crew. By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Feb 18, 2024 For the first time in 107 years, something from the USS ...
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British divers retrieved an 80-pound brass bell from the only American destroyer sunk in World War I more than 100 years after the ship was torpedoed
More than a century after a German U-boat torpedoed the USS Jacob Jones off the coast of Britain during World War I, a team of divers retrieved the American destroyer's massive brass bell.
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WW1 USS Jacob Jones’ bell raised after over 100 years
The ship’s bell of a World War 1 American destroyer, the USS Jacob Jones (DD-61), was finally raised after over 100 years. The bell was raised by a team of British divers from the ship’s wreck ...
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British recover bell from U.S. destroyer sunk by U-boat in WWI
The crew of the USS Jacob Jones spotted the German torpedo coming at them from 1,000 yards away. The American destroyer was steaming alone in the Atlantic, 25 miles from Bishop Rock, off the ...
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Bell from the first US destroyer sunk in WWI is salvaged by British divers after being lost for more than a century
The United Kingdom and United States have recovered an 80-pound brass bell from the first American ship sunk by submarines during World War I. The lost Destroyer, the USS Jacob Jones, was ...