USS Paul Jones (DD-10)
Shown in 1905 in the Pacific Ocean, USS Paul Jones was completed with a high forecastle for improved sea-keeping characteristics. The two set of stacks indicate that the boiler rooms are separated by their engine room, which should improve her survivability in a battle, as one hit would not disable all of her boilers. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Paul Jones |
| Namesake | Captain John Paul Jones awarded Continental Congress Gold Medals |
| Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down | 20 April 1899 |
| Launched | 14 June 1900 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1902 |
| Decommissioned | 29 July 1919 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1919 |
| Fate | Sold, 3 January 1920 and broken up for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bainbridge-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 23 ft 7 in (7.2 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (2 m) (mean) |
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) (designed speed) |
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The second USS Paul Jones was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for John Paul Jones.