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Subject: Reuben James Author: Jon [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:19:54 05/17/15 Sun The reference about the US Navy destroyer, Reuben James, made me curious to the story. This is in "Distant Shores", chapter 7. Wikipedia showed the US Navy Rueben James, DD245, as being the first US ship to be sunk in WWII on 31 October 1941. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(DD-245) My memory of the name is from the movie, "Hunt for Red October". From Wikipedia: "Reuben James played a significant role in Tom Clancy's 1986 novel Red Storm Rising. She appeared in the 1990 movie, The Hunt for Red October (although her appearance in the film was anachronistic, since she was commissioned about a year after the events in the film). In some scenes, Reuben James was portrayed in the film by another Oliver Hazard Perry frigate — USS Wadsworth (now ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko)". link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(FFG-57) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]