U.S.S. Columbia (1892)
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U.S.S. Columbia (1892) | |
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Hull Number: | Cruiser No. 12[1] |
Builder: | Cramp[2] |
Ordered: | Act of 30 June, 1890[3] |
Laid down: | 30 Dec, 1890[4] |
Launched: | 26 Jul, 1892[5] |
Commissioned: | 23 Apr, 1894[6] |
Decommissioned: | 29 Jun, 1921[7] |
Sold: | 26 Jan, 1922[8] |
Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Columbia was one of two Columbia Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
She was launched 26 July 1892 by William Cramp & Sons; sponsored by Miss H. Morton.
Service
Captains
- Captain George W. Sumner, 23 April, 1894
- Captain James H. Sands, 10 September, 1895[9]
- Captain Albert S. Snow, 15 March, 1901[10] – 1903[11][12]
- Captain James M. Miller, 9 November, 1903[13] – 10 July, 1905[14][15][Inference]
- Commander John M. Bowyer, 10 July, 1905[16] – after 1 January, 1907[17]
- Commander Ridley McLean, 4 December, 1916[18] (also Chief of Staff, Sibmarine Force, Atlantic Fleet)
- Captain William B. Wells, 20 February, 1918[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 154.
- ↑ 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, 1896. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
Bibliography
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