U.S.S. Des Moines (1902)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. Des Moines (1902) | |
|---|---|
| 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 Shipbuilding Company, 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 – 20 May, 1905[11][Inference]
- Commander William F. Halsey, Jr., 20 May, 1905[12] – 2 September, 1906[Inference]
- Commander Abraham E. Culver, 2 September, 1906[13] – 1907[14]
- Commander William B. Caperton, 1907[15][16] – 29 July, 1908[17][18]
- Commander John H. Shipley, 29 July, 1908[19][20]
- Commander John F. Luby, 1 April, 1910[21] – after 1 January, 1911[22]
- Captain Andrew T. Long, 31 October, 1912[23] – 26 January, 1914[Inference]
- Commander Carl T. Vogelgesang, 26 January, 1914[24] – 23 October, 1914[Inference]
- Commander John R. Y. Blakely, 23 October, 1914[25] – after 1 January, 1917[26]
- Captain John G. Church, 6 June, 1919[27]
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, 1905. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 31 January, 1914. Vol. LV, No. 1,750, p. 151.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
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