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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Boston''''' 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. ''Boston''''' was one of two [[Atlanta Class Cruiser (1884)|''Atlanta'' Class protected cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
She launched on 4 December 1884 by [[John Roach & Sons]], and commissioned on 2 May 1887, Captain [[Francis Munroe Ramsay|Francis M. Ramsay]] in command. | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Francis Munroe Ramsay|nick=Francis M. Ramsay|appt=2 May, 1887|precBy=New Command}} | |||
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Revision as of 19:06, 16 November 2014
| U.S.S. Boston (1884) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | IX-2 (1941)[1] |
| Builder: | John Roach[2] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1883[3] |
| Laid down: | 15 November, 1883[4] |
| Launched: | 4 December, 1884[5] |
| Commissioned: | 2 May, 1887[6] |
| Sunk: | 8 April, 1946[7] |
| Fate: | Scuttled off San Francisco |
U.S.S. Boston was one of two Atlanta Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
She launched on 4 December 1884 by John Roach & Sons, and commissioned on 2 May 1887, Captain Francis M. Ramsay in command.
Service
Captains
- Captain Francis M. Ramsay, 2 May, 1887
See Also
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Bibliography
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