U.S.S. Florida (1910)
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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 |
U.S.S. Florida was one of two Florida class dreadnoughts completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain William R. Rush, 6 August, 1913[1]
- Captain Hilary P. Jones, 21 December, 1914[2] – after 1 January, 1916[3]
- Captain Thomas Washington, 24 June, 1916[4]
- Captain Montgomery M. Taylor, 14 October, 1918[5]
- Captain John K. Robison, 2 April, 1917[6] (assumed command after Taylor)
- Commander Martin K. Metcalf, 23 December, 1918[7]
- Captain Bion B. Bierer, 18 May, 1921[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
Bibliography
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