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− | ''Richmond'' commissioned on 2 July, 1923 under Captain [[David French Boyd|David F. Boyd]]. | + | ''Richmond'' commissioned on 2 July, 1923 under Captain [[David French Boyd, Jr.|David F. Boyd]]. |
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− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=David French Boyd|nick=David F. Boyd|appt=2 July, 1923|end=5 March, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=David French Boyd, Jr.|nick=David F. Boyd|appt=2 July, 1923|end=5 March, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Lyman Atkinson Cotten|nick=Lyman A. Cotten|appt=5 March, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Lyman Atkinson Cotten|nick=Lyman A. Cotten|appt=5 March, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Hugo Wilson Osterhaus|nick=Hugo W. Osterhaus|appt=11 October, 1927{{USOfficerReg1928|p. 14}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Vincent Babcock|nick=John V. Babcock|appt=31 August, 1929{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 14, 15}}|end=July, 1931{{USOfficerReg1932|pp. 18-19}}}} | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 11 May 2022
U.S.S. Richmond (1921) | |
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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
- Captain David F. Boyd, 2 July, 1923 – 5 March, 1924[8][Inference]
- Captain Lyman A. Cotten, 5 March, 1924[9] – after 1 January, 1925[10]
- Captain Hugo W. Osterhaus, 11 October, 1927[11]
- Captain John V. Babcock, 31 August, 1929[12] – July, 1931[13]
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.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 14, 15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 18-19.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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