This is the information page about the shipwreck Uss jacob jones (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 25.253 N,6 24.075 W (49.420883333333, -6.40125)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: USS JACOB JONES (POSSIBLY)

Length 94.5 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 1050 ton

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u-53. (u-boat intelligence, 1914-18). us navy destroyer, built in 1915 by new york shipbuilding co., was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u-53, whilst escorting a convoy, 40m sw of the scilly isles. (dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 111 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 492500N, 062200W. (DOCKET M016705). SUNK WHEN 40 MILES SW OF THE SCILLIES. (DODS). THIS PLOTS IN ABOUT 492000N, 071000W [SEE 21505]. 31.10.75 31.10.75 CHART AS USC PA 50FMS IN 492500N, 062200W. NE 2649. 24.4.78 24.4.78 AMEND TO USC PA 92MTRS. NC 2565. HH090/637/01 18.4.95 HH090/637/01 18.4.95 EXAM'D 2.6.95 IN 492515.2N, 062404.5W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 104.3 IN GEN DEPTH 111MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.7MTRS. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 070/250DEGS. INTACT, NO APPARENT DEBRIS. (HMS ROEBUCK , HI 637). AMEND TO WK 104MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 49 25.253 N,6 24.075 W

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