USS Reuben James (DD-245) photograph

USS Reuben James (DD-245)

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Length96 m
Construction startedApril 2, 1919
LaunchedOctober 4, 1919
Out of service31 October 1941
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation
In service24 September 1920
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2082495
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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.

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