On 8 July 1917, the Jones rescued 44 survivors from the Valetta, torpedoed by the U- 87. While escorting the British steamship Dafila two weeks later, lookouts on the USS Jacob Jones spotted a periscope, but before it could attack, the U-45 torpedoed and sank the steamship. The Jones rescued 26 of the 29 crew members before it sank.
On 19 October the British armed merchant cruiser Orama and ten destroyers, including the Jacob Jones were escorting an eastbound convoy of twenty steamers, when the U-62 surfaced in the midst of the group. The submarine launched its only remaining torpedo and sank the Orama. The Jones then rescued 309 survivors.
--Cooter
The Jacob Jones was launched 29 May, 1915 by sponsor Mrs. Jerome Parker Crittenden, a great-granddaughter of the ship's namesake Commodore Jacob Jones (1768-1815), a U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812.
The USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) was commissioned on 10 November 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Commander William S. Pye. He is perhaps best-known for his remark on December 6, 1941: "The Japanese will not go to war with the United States. We are too big, too powerful, and too strong."
Following commission, the Jones conducted training exercises off the New England coast then entered Philadelphia Navy Yard for repairs.
On 3 February 1917, the day the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, the Jones nearly sank in the navy yard. Contemporary reports said it might have been an act of sabotage. Upon the U.S. entry into the war on 6 April 1917, the ship patrolled off the coast of Virginia.
She and a group of destroyers sailed from Boston for Europe on 7 May and arrived at Queenstown, Ireland, on 17 May.
The Jacob Jones' duties involved patrolling and escorting convoys in the Irish Sea and occasionally rescuing crews of sunken ships.
--Cooter
From Wikipedia.
Was a Tucker-class destroyer and first U.S. warship named for Jacob Nicholas Jones (there were two others).
It was laid down 4 August 1914, launched 19 May 1915 and commissioned 10 February 1916.
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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
LENGTH: 315 feet 3 inches
BEAM: 30 feet 6 inches
DRAFT: 9 feet 8 inches
SPEED: 30 knots
COMPLEMENT: 99 officers and enlisted
ARMAMENT:
Four 4-inch guns
Eight 21-inch torpedo tubes
--Cooter
From the August 19, 2022, Chicago Tribune "WW I Navy destroyer."
The wreck of the first U.S. Navy destroyer lost to enemy action has been found off the coast of southwest England, 105 years after it was sunk by a German submarine.
A team of British divers announced the find on Facebook last week saying it was thrilled to have located the World War I ship, the USS Jacob Jones, about sixty nautical miles south of Newlyn, a fishing harbor in Cornwall.
More than a century ago, in 1917, after the United States entered World War I against Germany, the Jacob Jones left Boston for Ireland, whetre it performed rescue operations, picking up survivors from British steamships that had been hit by German submarines and escorting convoys through dangerous waters.
On December 6, 1917, the Jacob Jones left Brest, France, for Queenstown, Ireland, according to U.S. Naval records. About 20 miles off the coast of southern England, a German submarine torpedoed the Jones. There were seven officers and 103 crew members aboard the ship. Eight minutes later, the ship sank, and 64 men lost their lives.
--Cooter
** THE SIMPSONS
(1989- present) Fox
Elizabeth Taylor voiced baby Maggie's only spoken word which was "Daddy."
** SEINFELD
(1989-1998) NBC
The show about nothing was really something with hilariously interconnected subplots in 180 episodes.
** THE OFFICE
(2005-2013) NBC
Everybody recognizes the exaggerated characters in this workplace comedy set in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
** BLACK-ISH
(2014-2022) ABC
Who on the show has famous parents in real life? That would be Tracee Ellis Ross (Diana Ross) and Rashida Jones (Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton), who plays her sister.
--CootHaHa
I was unable to do my annual commemoration of 9/11 yesterday, so am doing it today in seven of my eight blogs.
From the Do Something Organization "11 facts about 9/11."
** After the 9/11 atacks on the World Trade Center towers, the rescue and recovery clean-up of the 1.8 million tons of wreckage from the WTC took 9 months.
I would have liked to have seen that one section of the exterior that was still standing be kept as part of the Memorial.
Plus, when I heard about the call for blood donations, I was thinking that I doubted anyone in those towers when they fell would have survived. Only a few did.
** Passengers aboard United Flight 93 heard about the earlier airplane attacks and crashes and decided to attempt to retake ontrol of the plane from the hijackers. As a result, the hijackers deliberately crashed the plane into the Pennsylvania field instead of their unknown target.
Personally, I think the Capitol was the target. That is the seat of our government.
Definitely a day I will never forget. I'll be putting up my U.S. flags and attending a memorial ceremony in Johnsburg, Illinois, at 9 a.m..
** THE GOLDEN GIRLS
(1985-1992) NBC
Leslie Nielsen guest starred as Lucas Hollingsworth, who married Dorothy (Bea Arthur) in the finale.
** FRIENDS
(1994-2004) NBC
Best laugh: the season five episode where Ross yells "Pivot!" while trying to get a counch up the apratment steps.
--Cooter
** THE JEFFERSONS
(1975-1985), CBS
It wasn't until Isabel Sanford (Louise) and Sherman Hemsley (George) reprised their characters on a 1995 episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" that Weezy told George that she was sensitive to her nickname because of her asthma.
**CHEERS
(1982-1993), NBC
The comdey shows that anybody can come into this bar and be your family." Though the bar on the set was functional, the cast drank "near beer" mixed with a bit of salt to keep a sudsy head in the glass.
--Cooter
** THE ODD COUPLE
(1970-1975), ABC
TonyRandall (Felix) wanted Mickey Rooney as Oscar, but producer Gary Marshall opted for Jack Klugman.
** ALL IN THE FAMILY
(1971-1979), CBS
Who were Dingbat and Meathead?
In Queens, New York, Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) was constantly up in arms over his "Dingbat" wife, Edith (Jean Stapleton), rebellious daughter, Gloria (Sally Struthers) and her husband "Meathead" Mike (Rob Reiner, the son of Carl Reiner, who created the "Dick Van Dyke Show),
Says Struthers: All the subjects we explored on the show are still relevant today." When Sammy Davis Jr. planted a big kiss on Archie'scheek, "that moment became the longest laugh in the histoy of the sitcom!" she says. "Archie was both a flawed and lovable character, and we all have someone like that in out family."
I Sure Launghed at that Kiss. The Look on Archie's Face. --CootHaHa
From the American Battlefield Trust September 2022 calendar.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1774
** The First Continental Congress opens at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.
SEPTEMBER 8,1781
** Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina
SEPTEMBER 11, 1777
** Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania
SEPTEMBER 16, 1776
** Battle of Harlem Heights, New York
SEPTEMBER 22, 1776
** British execute Nathan Hale, a soldier in the Continental Army.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1781
** Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, begins
--Cooter
From the American Battlefield Trust September 2022 calendar.
BRANDYWINE, PENNSYLVANIA
187 acres saved.
Fought on September 11, 1777, the Battle of Brandywine pitted the Americans, led by George Washington and rising stars Nathaniel Greene and Marquis de Lafayette, against British forces under William Howe and Wilhem von Kynpausen.
A pivotal British victory, Brandywine cleared the way for the Redcoats to capture and occupy Philadelphia, forcing the Continental Congress to flee.
The Trust and its many partners have saved 187 acres of the Brandywine Battlefield, which is located about 32 miles southwest of Philadelphia near Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania.
--Cooter
