 {|    |} uss jacob&nbsp;jones (dd-130), named for commodore jacob jones usn (1768â1850), was a . jacob jones was laid down by the new york shipbuilding corporation at camden, new jersey on 21 february 1918, launched on 20 november 1918 by mrs. cazenove doughton, great-granddaughter of commodore jones and commissioned on 20 october 1919, lieutenant commander p. h. bastedo in command. she was sunk by a german submarine in 1942 during world war ii. ==service history== jacob jones was decommissioned on 24 june 1922 and placed in reserve until recommissioned on 1 may 1930, and was assigned to neutrality patrol duties out of charleston, south carolina on 4 april 1940. ===inter-war period=== after fitting out at philadelphia, jacob jones sailed 4 december for shakedown in the atlantic. she arrived at pensacola, florida, 22 december to continue her training and departed 3 january 1920 for the pacific. arriving san diego 26 january, she operated along the california coast on antiaircraft and firing exercises. she entered mare island navy yard 17 august for repairs and overhaul and assumed a reserve status. returning to duty with destroyer force, pacific fleet, 18 june 1921, she operated out of san diego until decommissioning 24 june 1922. recommissioned 1 may 1930, jones trained in coastal waters from alaska to mexico as a plane guard for the navy's budding aircraft carriers. following battle fleet maneuvers during august, she entered mare island in november for repairs. the destroyer sailed 4 febr
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