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 …

USS Reuben James (FFG-57), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was the third ship of the U.S. Navy named for Reuben James, a boatswain's mate who distinguished …

When the destroyer USS Reuben James (DD-245) was assigned to convoy duty in the North Atlantic in the autumn of 1941, its crew had a sense of foreboding and feared the worst. …

Reuben James was a boatswain's mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates. The first USS Reuben James (DD-245), a four-stack Clemson-class destroyer, was the first …

Jan 14, 2024 · The USS Reuben James (DD-245) was a four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer named after U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Reuben James (1776 – 1838), a hero of the First …

While escorting convoy HX-156, the American destroyer U.S.S. Reuben James was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 115 of 160 crewmen, including all officers. Although not the first U.S. …

USS Reuben James (DD-245)—a post-World War I, four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in World War II and the first named for …

Feb 1, 2015 · Reuben James and Gilmer (DD-233) relieved Fairfax (DD-93) and Badger (DD-126) as plane guards for the aircraft carrier Ranger (CV-4) after she had recovered her air group on …

Reuben James was born in Delaware, Ohio about 1776. He joined the U.S. Navy and served on various ships, including the frigate USS CONSTELLATION. It was during the infamous …

Oct 31, 2016 · Popularized for many Americans by the Woody Guthrie song, "The Sinking of the Reuben James," USS Reuben James (DD-245) was the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk by …