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|launch=12 Aug, 1893{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | |launch=12 Aug, 1893{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | ||
|builder=[[William Cramp | |builder=[[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | ||
|laid=16 Dec, 1891{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | |laid=16 Dec, 1891{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | ||
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Minneapolis''''' was one of two [[Columbia Class Cruiser (1892)|''Columbia'' Class protected cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Minneapolis''''' was one of two [[Columbia Class Cruiser (1892)|''Columbia'' Class protected cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | |||
She commissioned at Philadelphia on 13 December, 1894 under the command of Captain [[George Henry Wadleigh|George H. Wadleigh]]. | She commissioned at Philadelphia on 13 December, 1894 under the command of Captain [[George Henry Wadleigh|George H. Wadleigh]]. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Minneapolis''" nat="US"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Minneapolis''" nat="US"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=George Henry Wadleigh|nick=George H. Wadleigh|appt=13 December, 1894|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=George Henry Wadleigh|nick=George H. Wadleigh|appt=13 December, 1894{{USOfficerReg1896|p. 6}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Theodore Freylinghuysen Jewell|nick=Theodore F. Jewell|appt=15 March, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 5}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Caspar Frederick Goodrich|nick=Caspar F. Goodrich|appt=6 December, 1901{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 8}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Caspar Frederick Goodrich|nick=Caspar F. Goodrich|appt=6 December, 1901{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 8}}}} | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=James Madison Miller|nick=James M. Miller|appt=9 November, 1903{{USOfficerReg1906|p. 8}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Harley Hannibal Christy|nick=Harley H. Christy|appt=7 July, 1917<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_H._Christy Wikipedia.]</ref>|end=17 August, 1917<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_H._Christy Wikipedia.]</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Charles Philip Snyder|nick=Charles P. Snyder|appt=c. 1918<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_P._Snyder_(admiral) Wikipedia page on Snyder].</ref>|end=}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:08, 23 February 2022
| U.S.S. Minneapolis (1893) | |
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| Hull Number: | Cruiser No. 13[1] |
| Builder: | Cramp[2] |
| Ordered: | Act of 2 March, 1891[3] |
| Laid down: | 16 Dec, 1891[4] |
| Launched: | 12 Aug, 1893[5] |
| Commissioned: | 13 Dec, 1894[6] |
| Sold: | 15 Mar, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | 5 August, 1921[8] |
U.S.S. Minneapolis was one of two Columbia Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
She commissioned at Philadelphia on 13 December, 1894 under the command of Captain George H. Wadleigh.
Captains
- Captain George H. Wadleigh, 13 December, 1894[9]
- Captain Theodore F. Jewell, 15 March, 1898[10]
- Captain Caspar F. Goodrich, 6 December, 1901[11]
- Captain James M. Miller, 9 November, 1903[12]
- Captain Harley H. Christy, 7 July, 1917[13] – 17 August, 1917[14]
- Captain Charles P. Snyder, c. 1918[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 154.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 6.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 5.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 8.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia page on Snyder.
Bibliography
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