Nummer: 08211
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | US East Coast |
| Date of attack : | 28.02.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 10:57 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 578 |
| Commander : | Rehwinkel |
| Grid : | CA 5458 |
| presumed target type : | Destroyer |
| presumed tonnage : | 1190 ts |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 28.02.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
| Name of target : | Jacob Jones (DD.130) |
| Year of launch : | 1918 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1090 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 38.37n 74.32w |
