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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Atlanta''''' was one of two [[Atlanta Class Cruiser (1884)|''Atlanta'' Class protected cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Atlanta''''' was one of two [[Atlanta Class Cruiser (1884)|''Atlanta'' Class protected cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
| − | + | ==Construction== | |
| + | ''Atlanta'' was launched on 9 October, 1884, sponsored by Miss Jessie Lincoln, the daughter of Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln and granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | ''Atlanta'' commissioned at the [[New York Navy Yard]] on 19 July, 1886. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 2 December 2014
| U.S.S. Atlanta (1884) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Roach[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1883[2] |
| Laid down: | 8 Nov, 1883[3] |
| Launched: | 9 Oct, 1884[4] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Jul, 1886[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 23 Mar, 1912[6] |
| Sold: | 10 Jun, 1912[7] |
U.S.S. Atlanta was one of two Atlanta Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Construction
Atlanta was launched on 9 October, 1884, sponsored by Miss Jessie Lincoln, the daughter of Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln and granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln.
Service
Atlanta commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 19 July, 1886.
Captains
- Captain Francis M. Bunce, 19 July, 1886
- Captain John A. Howell, 1 December, 1888[8]
- Commander William H. Turner, 9 August, 1902[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 150.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
Bibliography
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| Minor Cruisers (US) | U.S.S. Chicago | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
