Lost with all hands, USS Jarvis, DD 393, was the first destroyer casualty in the Guadalcanal campaign.
   The second Jarvis was laid down after Patterson at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton,

James C. Jarvis, born in 1787, was appointed midshipman from New York in 1799.    Only 13, midshipman Jarvis was killed during the engagement between frigates Constellation and La Vengeance, 2 February 1800. Sent aloft in command of the topmen to secure Constellation’s unsupported mainmast, he refused to come down when warned that the mast might topple: “My post is here. I can't leave it until ordered.” When the mast crashed, Jarvis was swept over the side with the falling rigging.    Honoring Jarvis’ bravery and devotion to duty, the Sixth Congress by Joint Resolution 29 March 1800 deemed his conduct "deserving of the highest praise" and his loss "a subject of national regret."

Washington and commissioned 27 October 1937.
   Operating in the Pacific and Caribbean with Destroyer Squadron 4, Jarvis was moored next to Mugford at Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked 7 December 1941., Jarvis opened fire with 5-inch guns and machine guns and made preparations to get underway within minutes of the initial attack.