USS Jarvis (DD-393)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bagley |
| Pennant | DD 393 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1935 |
| Launched | 6 May 1937 |
| Commissioned | 27 Oct 1937 |
| Lost | 9 Aug 1942 |
| Loss position | 09.42S, 158.59E (south of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands) |
| History | USS Jarvis (Lt
Cmdr William Walter Graham, Jr.) was sunk by Japanese aircraft
south-east of Guadalcanal Her entire crew of 247 was lost with the ship. |
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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 lose of the entire 247-man crew. |
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Commander Lt.Cdr. Robert Raymond Ferguson, USN 27 Oct 1937 Lt.Cdr. Corydon Halstead Kimball, USN 1940 Cdr. James Russell Topper, USN 1941 Cdr. William Rudolph Thayer, USN Jan 1942 Lt.Cdr. William Walter Graham, Jr. USN 17 May 1942 - 9 Aug.1942(+) |
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