U.S.S. Illinois (1898)
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U.S.S. Illinois (1898) | |
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Hull Number: | BB-7 |
Builder: | Newport News[1] |
Ordered: | 10 June, 1896[2] |
Laid down: | 10 Feb, 1897[3] |
Launched: | 4 Oct, 1898[4] |
Commissioned: | 16 Sep, 1901[5] |
Sold: | 1956[6] |
Service
Illinois was commissioned on 16 September, 1901 by Captain George A. Converse.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George A. Converse, 16 September, 1901[7]
- Captain Gottfried Blocklinger, 20 June, 1906[8]
- Captain John M. Bowyer, 25 November, 1907[9]
- Commander Julian L. Latimer, 11 October, 1911[10] (and in command of three other old battleships)
- Commander Frederick A. Traut, before 1917[11]
- Captain Powers Symington, 11 December, 1916[12]
- Captain William N. Jeffers, 7 February, 1919[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 142.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 142.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 142.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 142.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 142.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 142.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
Bibliography
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