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Revision as of 14:33, 2 November 2015

U.S.S. Richmond (1921)
Hull Number: CL-9
Builder: William Cramp & Sons[1]
Laid down: 16 Feb, 1920[2]
Launched: 29 Sep, 1921[3]
Commissioned: 2 Jul, 1923[4]
Decommissioned: 21 Dec, 1945[5]
Stricken: 21 Jan, 1946[6]
Sold: 18 Dec, 1946[7]

U.S.S. Richmond was one of ten Omaha class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

Richmond commissioned on 2 July, 1923 under Captain David F. Boyd.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  2. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  3. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  4. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  5. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  6. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  7. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
  8. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
  9. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
  10. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.

Bibliography


Omaha Class Light Cruiser
Omaha Milwaukee Cincinnati Raleigh Detroit
Richmond Concord Trenton Marblehead Memphis
<– Chester Class Minor Cruisers (US)