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'''U.S.S. ''Brooklyn''''' was an armoured cruiser completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1896. It was much more trendy than the preceding {{US-NewYork|f=p}}. | '''U.S.S. ''Brooklyn''''' was an armoured cruiser completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1896. It was much more trendy than the preceding {{US-NewYork|f=p}}. | ||
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==Service== | |||
''Brooklyn'' was commissioned on 1 December, 1896, with Captain [[Francis Augustus Cook]] in command. | |||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Francis Augustus Cook|nick=Francis A. Cook|appt=1 December, 1896{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 6}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Francis Augustus Cook|nick=Francis A. Cook|appt=1 December, 1896{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 6}}}} | ||
Revision as of 06:33, 1 December 2014
U.S.S. Brooklyn was an armoured cruiser completed for the U.S. Navy in 1896. It was much more trendy than the preceding U.S.S. New York.
Service
Brooklyn was commissioned on 1 December, 1896, with Captain Francis Augustus Cook in command.
Armament
Guns
Torpedoes
Captains
- Captain Francis A. Cook, 1 December, 1896[1]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 6.
Bibliography
- 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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