# Talk:USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)

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Below is my review:

GA review (see here for criteria)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS): 

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
54.6 km/h and 56 km/h in the infobox make a lot of difference in maximum speed.
The figure in the infobox and the "Design and construction" section was the correct one; I updated the figure in the lead to match. — Bellhalla (talk) 17:29, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars etc.: 

It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 

Overall:
Pass/Fail: 

A nice article. Thanks - DSachan (talk) 14:27, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the review! — Bellhalla (talk) 17:29, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm lucky enough to have a copy of the captain's report in the sinking, from the Admiralty documents at The National Archives. Nowhere in his report or the subsequent investigation, is the word scuttling used. I appreciate that the source Feuer may use it, but it's clearly in error - why would a captain knowingly scuttle a boat with scuttling charges underneath armed depth charges at the stern, that would cause the charges to kill his crew in the water? It's nonsensical. Further, the captain's report clearly states that the torpedo holed the vessel and caused it to sink eight minutes later. I'll amend the sections as necessary unless anyone has any objections? Ranger Steve Talk 11:03, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Actually I've just done it anyway. It's clearly incorrect and any captain who scuttles a ship and in those circumstances is clearly barking. Ranger Steve Talk 11:56, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
Good catch. It apparently was added in 2012 by an IP anon without comment or additional citations. --Dual Freq (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
I had a feeling that might be the case! I did have a look through the history to see if I could spot such an insertion, but not that far back. Cheers Dual Freq. Ranger Steve Talk 09:29, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

My great great Uncle Thomas David Edwards died on the USS Jacob Jones  https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2174.html
This Jacob Jones is not the one that sank on Dec 6 1917.  The one in the news recently was commissioned in 1916 and home based in Ireland.  The Jacob Jones that my uncle went down on sank on 28 Feb 1942 off the coast of Maryland. What is the difference in the names.  Was the WWII Jacob Jones names after the WWI ship? Wrick56 (talk) 15:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)