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SHlP'S HISTORY THE sHnP's NAME I I On 27 November 1941, the keel was- laid for the start of construction ofthe USS JENKINS by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. at Kearny, New Jersey. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral Thornton A. JENKINS. Admiral JENKIN-Sbegan his career as a midshipman in 1828. He served in many ships including coastfsurvley! duty where he became interested in the problems of navigation. In 1852 hefwqsimqde Secretary to the Light-house Board. Early during the War he commandedgia variety of ships and was appointed a Fleet Captain and o6'StrJ'IT-70.111Farrfagut's Fleet. He also had command of a division in the Mobile blockadeisahd tooklpcjt in all operations in the Battle of Mobile Bay. He became Chief of the Bureai of Navigation in 1865 after having researched and writtenlfmany outstanding government publications on the problems and procedures of Naval Navigation., In 1878 he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and placed in command of the Asiatic station. Her retired in 1873 and was President of the U.S. Naval Institute from 1883 to 1885. He died in 1893 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetary. I A ' THE SHIP Originally commissioned on 31 July 1942, JENKINS earned Battle stars in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres of war for participating in actions at Algeria, Morocco, Casablanca, Solomon Islands, Battle of Guadalcanal, New Georgia Group Operations, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Hollondia Operations, Western New Guinea Oper- ations, Western New Guinea Operaiions, Leyte, Luzon, Borneo, and Manila Bay Operations. '
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