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Before the U.S. even entered World War II, the Reuben James was escorting supply ships across the Atlantic to Britian. On October 23, 1941, off Newfoundland:
Reuben James had positioned herself between an ammunition ship in the convoy and the known position of a "wolfpack", a group of (German) submarines that preyed on Allied shipping. Reuben James was hit forward by a torpedo and her entire bow was blown off when a magazine exploded. The bow sank immediately. The aft section floated for five minutes before going down. Of the 159-man crew, only 44 survived.
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