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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Henry Ellis Lackey|nick=Henry E. Lackey|appt=4 February, 1925|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Henry Ellis Lackey|nick=Henry E. Lackey|appt=4 February, 1925|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Ralph Elton Pope|nick=Ralph E. Pope|appt=29 June, 1927{{USOfficerReg1928|p. 14}}|end=}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=George Julian Meyers|nick=George J. Meyers|appt=before 1 January, 1930{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 14, 15}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider|nick=Lawrence F. Reifsnider|appt=c. 1937{{NYT|ADMIRAL REIFSNIDER, 37 YEARS IN THE NAVY|May 16, 1956 p. 35}}|end=}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 23 February 2022
| U.S.S. Memphis (1924) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | CL-13 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
| Laid down: | 14 Oct, 1920[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Apr, 1924[3] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Feb, 1925[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 17 Dec, 1945[5] |
| Stricken: | 8 Jan, 1946[6] |
| Sold: | 18 Dec, 1946[7] |
U.S.S. Memphis was one of ten Omaha class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Henry E. Lackey, 4 February, 1925
- Captain Ralph E. Pope, 29 June, 1927[8]
- Captain George J. Meyers, before 1 January, 1930[9]
- Captain Lawrence F. Reifsnider, c. 1937[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 14, 15.
- ↑ "ADMIRAL REIFSNIDER, 37 YEARS IN THE NAVY." The New York Times, May 16, 1956 p. 35.
Bibliography
| Omaha Class Light Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | Milwaukee | Cincinnati | Raleigh | Detroit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | Concord | Trenton | Marblehead | Memphis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Chester Class | Minor Cruisers (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
