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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Rees Rush|nick=William R. Rush|appt=6 August, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}|end=21 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Rees Rush|nick=William R. Rush|appt=6 August, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}|end=21 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Hilary Pollard Jones|nick=Hilary P. Jones|appt=21 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}|end=24 June, 1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Hilary Pollard Jones, Jr.|nick=Hilary P. Jones, Jr.|appt=21 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}|end=24 June, 1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Thomas Washington|nick=Thomas Washington|appt=24 June, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Thomas Washington|nick=Thomas Washington|appt=24 June, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Montgomery Meigs Taylor|nick=Montgomery M. Taylor|appt=14 October, 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 14-15}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Montgomery Meigs Taylor|nick=Montgomery M. Taylor|appt=14 October, 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 14-15}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 28 February 2017
| U.S.S. Florida (1910) | |
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| Hull Number: | BB-30 |
| Builder: | New York Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 9 Mar, 1909 |
| Launched: | 12 May, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 15 Sep, 1911 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 Feb, 1931 |
| Stricken: | 6 Apr, 1931 |
| Scrapped: | 30 Sep, 1932 |
Service
In December, 1917, she was one of four American battleships to join the Grand Fleet, under the command of Captain Thomas Washington.[1]
Captains
- Captain Harry S. Knapp, 15 September, 1911[2] – 1912[3][4]
- Captain William J. Maxwell, 1912[5][6] – 6 August, 1913[7][8][Inference]
- Captain William R. Rush, 6 August, 1913[9] – 21 December, 1914[10][11]
- Captain Hilary P. Jones, Jr., 21 December, 1914[12] – 24 June, 1916[13][14]
- Captain Thomas Washington, 24 June, 1916[15]
- Captain Montgomery M. Taylor, 14 October, 1918[16]
- Captain John K. Robison, 1919[17][18]
- Captain Bion B. Bierer, 18 May, 1921[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Grand Fleet Secret packs, Volume LXXXIV. The National Archives. ADM 137/1964. f. 411.
- ↑ DANFS
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
Bibliography
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