USS Reuben James

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USS Reuben James (DD-245) was a four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer that was constructed after World War I. She was the first United States Navy ship to be named after Boatswain's Mate Reuben James, who had distinguished himself fighting in the First Barbary War, and was the first US navy ship to be sunk by hostile action in the European Theater of World War II. Four US flagged merchant ships were also sunk by hostile action before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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DD-245; DD-245
length 95.81 metre, beam 9.7 metre, speed 35 knot, 
destroyerClemson-class destroyerUnited States NavyNew York Shipbuilding Corporation


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  • USS Reuben James
    1919 Clemson-class destroyer
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
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ship launching
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keel laying
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USS Reuben James (DD-245) on 29 April 1939USS Reuben James (DD-245) on 29 April 1939
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