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	53k	Thornton A. Jenkins was born at Orange Court House. Virginia, 11 December 1811. He entered the Navy as a midshipman 1 November 1828 and served first in the West Indies in an expedition against pirates and slavers. Examined for a commission as Lieutenant, he placed first among 82 candidates. Prior to the Mexican War, Jenkins served with the Coast Survey and with the Brazilian and Mediterranean Squadrons. During the war with Mexico, as executive officer of Germantown, he led landing parties from his ship at Tuxpan and Tabasco. Later, he commanded hospital ship Relief and the Supply Station at Salmedena Island. In the interval between the wars, he served in the receiving ship at Baltimore, returned to the Coast Survey, and was Secretary of the Lighthouse Board. His Civil War record was distinguished. Serving primarily in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron of David Farragut, he commanded Oneida. He served as chief of staff to Farragut, and was later wounded while commanding a convoy escort group. As Senior Officer Present, in command of Richmond, he received the surrender of Port Hudson 9 July 1863. He later commanded a division of the Squadron. Jenkins was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, from 1865 to 1869, and he commanded the Asiatic Station from 1870 until his retirement in 1873. Rear Admiral Jenkins was President of the Naval Institute from 1883 to 1885, and died 9 August 1893. Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.		Bill Gonyo
USS Jenkins (Destroyer No. 42)
Five views of a family visiting aboard Jenkins at New York just prior to World War One.				Dave Wright
	143k	Undated, USS Jenkins (Destroyer No. 42) in British dry dock at Queenstown, Ireland during WWI. Source: Imperial War Museum Ministry of Information First world War Official Collection, Photo No. © IWM (Q 18183).		Mike Green
	151k	Undated bow view of the USS Jenkins (Destroyer No.42) in British dry dock at Queenstown, Ireland during WWI. Source: Imperial War Museum Ministry of Information First world War Official Collection, Photo No. © IWM (Q 18184).		Mike Green
	165k	Moored in a European area port (possibly Queenstown, Ireland), circa 1918. She is painted in "Dazzle" type camouflage. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 52009. Note the splinter mattresses protecting her bridge. Note, too, the splinter shield on her forward 3 in gun. The most important wartime improvement, a heavy load of depth charges, is not visible. She also shows characteristic wartime assortment of life rafts. Info from U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.		Darryl Baker/Robert Hurst
	129k	Photo #: NH 103739, USS Burrows (Destroyer No. 29) and USS Jenkins (Destroyer No. 42) in port, dressed with flags, circa 1919. Courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps Museum. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart

LCDR Edwin Hayden DeLany    Jun 15 1912 - Oct 4 1913

LT John Parker Jackson    Oct 4 1913 - Jul 26 1914

LT Frederick Vallette McNair Jr.    Jul 26 1914 - ?

LT Arthur Wesley Sears    ? - May 17 1916

LT William Henry Lee    May 17 1916 - Nov 26 1916

LCDR James Lawrence Kauffman    Nov 26 1916 - Aug 15 1917 (Later VADM)

CDR Henry David Cooke Jr.    Aug 15 1917 - Jan 2 1918

LCDR Timothy Jerome Keleher    Jan 2 1918 - Sep 12 1918 (Later RADM)

LCDR James Lawrence Kauffman    Sep 12 1918 - Aug 29 1918 (Later VADM)

CDR Henry Gilbert Shonerd    ASug 29 1918 - Jan 24 1919

LCDR John Homer Holt Jr.    Jan 24 1919 - Jun 14 1919

LCDR Hamilton Harlow    Jun 14 1919 - Oct 31 1919

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