USS Jacob Jones Bell Conservation Efforts Begin Following London Turnover Ceremony
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Naval History and Heritage Command issued the following news:
By Monica McCoy, NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby received the ship's bell of USS Jacob Jones (DD 61) on behalf of the U.S. Navy from the U.K. Royal Navy's Second Sea Lord Vice Adm. Martin Connell during a ceremony at Lancaster House in London, England, May 15.
"Bells have huge significance and symbolis . . .
By Monica McCoy, NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby received the ship's bell of USS Jacob Jones (DD 61) on behalf of the U.S. Navy from the U.K. Royal Navy's Second Sea Lord Vice Adm. Martin Connell during a ceremony at Lancaster House in London, England, May 15.
"Bells have huge significance and symbolis . . .