A dive team reported Thursday the discovery of a wreck site off the coast of UK's southern region of Cornwall they believe to be that of the World War I destroyer, USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer #61).
The team has shared that they did not disturb the site and they have already contacted the U.S. Department of State to coordinate with U.S. authorities.
USS Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-53 Dec. 6, 1917. Sixty-four of the destroyer's 110 officers and crew perished.
Jacob Jones (DD-61) Wreck Site (1917)
Background Jacob Jones (DD-61) was a Tucker-class destroyer laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey, on 3 August 1914, just over a month after the start of World War I. On 29 May 1915 the ship was launched, sponsored by Mrs. Jerome Parker Crittendom, the...
