U.S.S. Arkansas (1911)
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| U.S.S. Arkansas (1911) | |
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| Hull Number: | BB-33 |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1910 |
| Launched: | 14 Jan, 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 17 Sep, 1912 |
| Expended: | 25 Jul, 1946 |
| Fate: | in nuclear test |
U.S.S. Arkansas was one of two Wyoming class dreadnoughts completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
She was commissioned into the Navy on 17 September, 1912 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, under the command of Captain Roy C. Smith.
Captains
- Captain Roy C. Smith, 17 September, 1912[1] – 13 October, 1914[2]
- Captain William R. Shoemaker, 13 October, 1914[3] – 7 July, 1916[4]
- Captain William H. G. Bullard, 7 July, 1916[5][6] – 23 March, 1917[7]
- Captain Louis R. de Steiguer, 27 March, 1917[8] – 7 April, 1920[9]
- Captain Stanford E. Moses, 7 April, 1920[10] – 7 April, 1921 (also in command of CA-13)
- Captain John T. Tompkins, 7 April, 1921[11] – 22 June, 1922[12]
- Captain Ridley McLean, 22 June, 1922[13] – April, 1924[14]
- Captain Frank Lyon, April, 1924[15] – 1925[16]
- Commander George M. Baum, April, 1926[17] – 29 January, 1927[18]
- Captain Amon Bronson, Jr., 29 January, 1927[19] – 3 June, 1928[20]
- Captain Hayne Ellis, 3 June, 1928[21] – February, 1930[22]
- Captain Charles S. Freeman, February, 1930[23] – 1931[24]
- Captain George B. Landenberger, 1931[25] – 3 June, 1932[26]
- Captain Percy W. Foote, 3 June, 1932[27] – 26 May, 1933[28]
- Captain Roe R. Adams, 26 May, 1933[29] – 3 March, 1934[Inference]
- Captain Reuben B. Coffey, 23 March, 1934[30] – 5 March, 1936[31]
- Captain John S. Barleon, 5 March, 1936[32] – 19 March, 1938[33]
- Captain William H. Pashley, 19 March, 1938[34] – 3 June, 1940[35]
- Captain John L. Hall, Jr., 3 June, 1940[36] – 1941[37]
- Captain Carleton F. Bryant, 1941[38] – 5 May, 1943[39]
- Captain Frederick G. Richards, 5 May, 1943[40] – September, 1944[41]
- Captain George McF. O'Rear, September, 1944[42] – 18 August, 1945[43]
- Captain Wade DeWeese, 18 August, 1945[44] – 1946[45]
- Commander Philip McC. Boltz, 1946[46] – 25 July, 1946[47]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 10.
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Bibliography
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