U.S.S. West Virginia (1921)
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| U.S.S. West Virginia (1921) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | BB-48 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 12 Apr, 1920[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Nov, 1921[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Dec, 1923[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 9 Jan, 1947[5] |
| Stricken: | 1959[6] |
| Sold: | 15 Sep, 1959[7] |
U.S.S. West Virginia was one of five Colorado class dreadnoughts completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Thomas J. Senn, 1 December, 1923[8]
- Captain Wat T. Cluverius, 4 June, 1926[9]
- Captain Edward T. Constien, 15 June, 1929[10]
- Captain Walter S. Anderson, 12 January, 1932[11] – April, 1933
- Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, 2 July, 1941[12] – 7 December, 1941 (died in command during raid on Pearl Harbor)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1933. pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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