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USS Reuben James

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 26, 2025
Entity authorityQ2470866 ↗
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Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Reuben James. Reuben James was a boatswain's mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.

The first USS Reuben James (DD-245), a four-stack Clemson-class destroyer, was the first US Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European Theatre in World War II.

The second USS Reuben James (DE-153), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, escorted convoys during World War II.

The third USS Reuben James (FFG-57) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate.

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This entry incorporates text from “USS Reuben James” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.