U.S.S. California (1904)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. California (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | ACR-6 |
| Builder: | Union Iron Works[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1899[2] |
| Laid down: | 7 May, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Apr, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Aug, 1907[5] |
| Sunk: | 19 Jul, 1918[6] |
She commissioned on 1 August, 1907 with Captain V. L. Cottman in command.
Service
She was renamed U.S.S. San Diego on 1 September 1914 to free her name for the new battleship California.
She was lost on 19 July 1918 off Long Island, presumably upon striking a mine laid by the submarine Template:DE-U156. She sank in 28 minutes. Fortunately, only six lives were lost when she capsized. She was the only major U.S. Naval ship to be lost in the Great War.
Captains
- Captain Vincendon L. Cottman, 1 August, 1907[7] – 3 September, 1909[8][9][Inference]
- Captain Henry T. Mayo, 3 September, 1909[10] – 16 January, 1911[11][Inference]
- Captain Charles H. Harlow, 16 January, 1911[12] – 1912[13][14]
- Captain Alexander S. Halstead, 1912[15][16] – 1913[17][18]
- Captain Newton A. McCully, 1913[19][20]
- Captain Ashley H. Robertson, c. 1914[21]
- Captain Harley H. Christy, 19 August, 1917[22] – 19 July, 1918[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 10. More or less.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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