Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Bagley |
Pennant | DD 393 |
Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 21 Aug 1935 |
Launched | 6 May 1937 |
Commissioned | 27 Oct 1937 |
Lost | 9 Aug 1942 |
Loss position | 9° 42'S, 158° 59'E |
History | USS Jarvis (Lt.Cdr. William Walter Graham, Jr., USN) was sunk by Japanese aircraft south-east of Guadalcanal in position 09º42'S, 158º59'E on 9 August 1942. |
Commands listed for USS Jarvis (i) (DD 393)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Corydon Halstead Kimball, USN | 10 Jun 1939 | 15 Jun 1941 (1) |
2 | Leonidas Walthall Pancoast, USN | 15 Jun 1941 | 15 Jul 1941 |
3 | Cdr. James Russell Topper, USN | 15 Jul 1941 | 20 Dec 1941 (1) |
4 | William Rudolph Thayer, USN | 20 Dec 1941 | 17 May 1942 |
5 | William Walter Graham, Jr., USN | 17 May 1942 | 9 Aug 1942 (+) |
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Notable events involving Jarvis (i) include:
9 Aug 1942
The USS Jarvis was hit by an aerial torpedo while escorting troopships at the Guadalcanal landings. It opened a hole 50 feet long in her boiler room. After emergency repairs, she attempted to set sail at a speed of 8 knots for Brisbane when Japanese dive-bombers torpedoed her. The destroyer broke in two and sank with the entire 247-man crew. (2)
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