To: Red Badger
Reuben James ............. I always thought that was a Destroyer (Escort??) that was sunk/damaged in the Atlantic escorting a Convoy to England. Before we entered WW II.
5 posted on
12/07/2021 6:44:45 AM PST by
Bringbackthedraft
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To: Bringbackthedraft
It was. It was the first US ship sunk. Named for a US Naval hero of the Barbary War era...................
6 posted on
12/07/2021 6:47:31 AM PST by
Red Badger
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To: Bringbackthedraft
The USS Reuben James was an old four stack, flush deck destroyer from WW1 that was sunk as you described.
There was a great song about it.
12 posted on
12/07/2021 9:08:21 AM PST by
Little Ray
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