USS Jacob Jones ( DE - 130 ) USS " Jacob Jones " ( DE - 130 ) was an built for the U . S . Navy during World War II . She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided destroyer escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys . She was named after Captain Jacob Jones , who assumed command of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1821 . She was laid down 26 June 1942 by the Consolidated Steel Corp . , Ltd . , Orange , Texas ; launched 1 November 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs . L . W . Hesselman ; and commissioned 29 April 1943 , Lt . Comdr . Walton B . Hinds , in command . World War II North Atlantic operations . After fitting out , " Jacob Jones " sailed 13 May for shakedown in Bermuda waters and arrived Charleston , South Carolina , 7 July . On the 18th she steamed to Newport , Rhode Island , to prepare for convoy duty . A week later she sailed with a convoy of U . S . Coast Guard cutters and Navy ships , which steamed to North Africa to support Allied operations in the Mediterranean . While escorting this convoy , " Jacob Jones " made her first antisubmarine attack 7 August firing 13 depth charges in two attacks . She arrived Casablanca , French Morocco , 13 August ; a week later she departed with Task Force 64 escorting a convoy bound back to the United States . Arriving New York 5 September , " Jacob Jones " underwent inspection and on the 16th departed for ASW convoy training with and at Casco , Maine . She sailed for Norfolk , Virginia , 21 September and on the 25th joined Convoy UGS - 19 headed for North African waters off Casablanca . Arriving 12 October , " Jacob Jones " conducted ASW patrols before departing for Gibraltar to join a westbound convoy the 19th . She arrived Norfolk 6 November with the southern section of the convoy , then departed for 10 days of repairs at Brooklyn Navy Yard . On the 23d she joined a 64 - ship Norfolk - to - Casablanca convoy . Upon her arrival 10 December , she patrolled waters off the coast of Africa for a week before returning to the United States with Convoy GUS - 24 . Refresher training in Maine . Following repairs at New York and refresher training at Casco , Maine , " Jacob Jones " joined off Cape Henry 24 January 1944 . At that time the escort carrier was busy carrying troops and aircraft to Europe as part of the mighty Allied buildup for the forthcoming invasion of Normandy . Returning to Norfolk 1 March , she resumed duty escorting convoys to England . " Jacob Jones " departed New York 28 March 1944 and joined five other destroyer escorts escorting a convoy bound for Moville , Northern Ireland . Arriving 7 April , she departed Derry , Northern Ireland , 6 days later as one of several escorts for a 28 - ship , westbound convoy that reached New York 23 April . After repairs and training , she made rendezvous 13 May with 44 merchant ships and 17 escorts for the 10 - day passage to Northern Ireland and returned to New York 8 June with a westbound convoy . For the next 12 months , " Jacob Jones " continued her escort duty for North Atlantic Convoys . Departing from either New York or Boston , Massachusetts , she sailed as convoy escort to such ports as Derry and Moville , Northern Ireland ; Liverpool , Southampton and Plymouth , England ; and Le Havre and Cherbourg , France . When in the United States awaiting her next convoy , she maintained her operational readiness by training exercises in waters off Maine or Long Island . When in Europe , she operated on coastal and harbor ASW patrols . In all " Jacob Jones " crossed the Atlantic 20 times , providing protection for merchant and troop convoys in the North Atlantic . Germany surrenders . Three weeks and a day after Germany ' s unconditional surrender , " Jacob Jones " departed Southampton , England , and steamed in convoy for the United States . She put into New York 8 June 1945 and entered the Brooklyn Navy Yard for overdue repairs and overhaul . On the 30th she departed for Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , for 2 weeks of ASW and shore bombardment exercises . Steaming independently from Guantanamo 19 July , she transited the Panama Canal 3 days later , and sailed into San Diego , California , harbor the 31st . Japan surrenders . As the Japanese Empire prepared to surrender , " Jacob Jones " departed the Destroyer Base , San Diego , California , 9 August 1945 for Pearl Harbor . She reached Pearl 16 August and commenced ASW exercises before embarking 108 passengers 4 September , they sailed for the West Coast . She arrived San Pedro , California , and discharged her passengers 10 September . Departing for the Panama Canal Zone 2 days later , she transited the Canal on the 20th and arrived Charleston , South Carolina , 25 September . Post - War decommissioning . She steamed from Charleston 24 October and 2 days later sailed up the St . Johns River , Florida , to Green Cove Springs , Florida . " Jacob Jones " decommissioned 26 July 1946 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . She was berthed at Orange , Texas , and struck from the Navy List on 2 January 1971 . She was sold 22 August 1973 and scrapped .