U.S.S. Tonopah (1900)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. Tonopah (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | BM-8 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 4 May, 1898[2] |
| Laid down: | 17 Apr, 1899[3] |
| Launched: | 20 Nov, 1900[4] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Mar, 1903[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 21 Oct, 1919[6] |
| Sold: | 26 Jan, 1922[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Nevada was a single-turreted monitor, one of the last monitors built for the U.S. Navy.
She was commissioned on 5 March, 1903 under Commander Thomas B. Howard. She was renamed U.S.S. Tonopah on 2 March, 1909.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Thomas B. Howard, 5 March, 1903[8] – 10 May, 1905[Inference]
- Commander Alfred Reynolds, 10 May, 1905[9]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Elmo H. Williams, 15 September, 1914[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 18.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 42.
Bibliography
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