USS Paul Jones (DD-10) [SEP] vessel class
USS Paul Jones (DD-10)
The second USS "Paul Jones" (DD-10) was a in the United States Navy. She was named for John Paul Jones.
Construction.
"Paul Jones" was laid down on 20 April 1899, by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco; launched on 14 June 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Goldsborough Adams; and commissioned on 19 July 1902, Lieutenant R. F. Gross in command.
Originally built as a torpedo boat destroyer, "Paul Jones" served in
years in reserve at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in January 1936, sold in June, and scrapped in August.
Ships in class USS "Jacob Jones" (DD-61).
USS "Jacob Jones" (DD-61) was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey, in August 1914 and launched in May of the following year. She was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Jacob Jones.
After her February 1916 commissioning, "Jacob