U.S.S. Birmingham (1907)

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U.S.S. Birmingham (1907)
Hull Number: CL-2
Builder: Fore River[1]
Ordered: Act of 27 Apr, 1904[2]
Laid down: 14 Aug, 1905[3]
Launched: 29 May, 1907[4]
Commissioned: 11 Apr, 1908[5]
Decommissioned: 1 Dec, 1923[6]
Sold: 13 May, 1930[7]

U.S.S. Birmingham was one of four Chester class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

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See Also

Footnotes

  1. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
  3. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  4. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  5. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  6. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
  7. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.

Bibliography


Chester Class Light Cruiser
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