USS Reuben James (DD-245)
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Length | 96 m |
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Construction started | April 2, 1919 |
Launched | October 4, 1919 |
Out of service | 31 October 1941 |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
In service | 24 September 1920 |
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ID | 2082495 |
About USS Reuben James (DD-245)
USS Reuben James (DD-245)—a post-World War I, four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War II and the first named for Boatswain's Mate Reuben James, who distinguished himself fighting in the First Barbary War.