U.S.S. Birmingham (1907)

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U.S.S. Birmingham (1907)
Hull Number: CL-2
Builder: Fore River[1]
Ordered: Act of 27 Apr, 1904[2]
Laid down: 14 Aug, 1905[3]
Launched: 29 May, 1907[4]
Commissioned: 11 Apr, 1908[5]
Decommissioned: 1 Dec, 1923[6]
Sold: 13 May, 1930[7]
U.S.S. Birmingham was one of three Chester class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Construction

Birmingham was launched on 29 May, 1907, sponsored by Mrs L. Underwood.

Service

Birmingham was commissioned on 11 April, 1908 with Commander Burns T. Walling in command.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
  3. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  4. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  5. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  6. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  7. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  8. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


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