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USS Jacob Found off Scillies

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  1. GRW

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    Another great find.
    "British divers have found a US shipwreck from the First World War that has been missing deep in the ocean since it was sunk in 1917.
    A team of experienced deep divers were able to locate the missing vessel on Thursday 40 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly.
    The USS Jacob Jones was one of six Tucker-class destroyers designed and built for the US Navy before the nation entered World War One.
    The impressive vessel was the first American destroyer ever to be sunk by enemy fire.
    It was torpedoed off the Isles of Scilly in 1917 by a German submarine.
    With 150 onboard, 66 men met their fateful end on 6 December 1917."
    www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11110447/Divers-missing-WWI-Navy-destroyer-Wreck-USS-Jacob-Jones-40-miles-Isles-Scilly.html
     
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