U.S.S. Des Moines (1902)
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U.S.S. Des Moines (1902) | |
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Hull Number: | Cruiser No. 15[1] PG-29 (7 July, 1920)[2] CL-17 (8 August, 1921) |
Builder: | Fore River[3] |
Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1899[4] |
Laid down: | 28 Aug, 1900[5] |
Launched: | 20 Sep, 1902[6] |
Commissioned: | 5 Mar, 1904[7] |
Decommissioned: | 9 Apr, 1921[8] |
Sold[9]: | 11 Mar, 1930[10] |
Fate: | Broken up |
Des Moines was launched on 20 September, 1902 at Fore River, sponsored by Miss E. Macomber. She was commissioned on 5 March, 1904 under the command of Commander Alexander McCrackin.
Service
Captains
- Commander Alexander McCrackin, 5 March, 1904
- Commander Abraham E. Culver, 2 September, 1906[11]
- Captain Andrew T. Long, 31 October, 1912[12]
- Commander John R. Y. Blakely, before 1917[13]
- Captain John G. Church, 6 June, 1919[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
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