From Wikipedia
The ship that sank the Jacob Jones was the U-boat U-578 which went on five war patrols. During its career, it sank 4 merchant ships and one warship (the Jones). It was reported missing in the Bay of Biscay in August 1942.
On its first war patrol it was rammed by a Soviet escort ship, but received only slight damage. It was on its third patrol that it sank the Resor on February 27th and then the next day, it sank the Jacob Jones which became the first Navy ship lost to enemy action in U.S. aters.
When the U-578 was sunk on the fifth patrol, qall 40 aboard died.
The Enemy. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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