U.S.S. Detroit (1922)
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U.S.S. Detroit (1922) | |
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Hull Number: | CL-8 |
Builder: | Fore River[1] |
Laid down: | 10 Nov, 1920[2] |
Launched: | 20 Jun, 1922[3] |
Commissioned: | 31 Jul, 1923[4] |
Decommissioned: | 11 Jan, 1946[5] |
Sold: | 27 Feb, 1946[6] |
U.S.S. Detroit was one of ten Omaha class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Detroit was sponsored by Miss M. Couzens, daughter of James J. Couzens, the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan; and commissioned on 31 July 1923.
Service
Captains
- Captain John Halligan, Jr., 31 July, 1923[7]
- Captain Samuel W. Bryant, 5 July, 1926[8]
- Captain Richard D. White, before 1 January, 1930[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 14, 15.
Bibliography
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