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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Birmingham''''' was one of four [[Chester Class Cruiser (1907)|Chester class]] light cruisers completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Birmingham''''' was one of four [[Chester Class Cruiser (1907)|Chester class]] light cruisers completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
''Birmingham'' launched on 29 May 1907; sponsored by Mrs L. Underwood; and commissioned on 11 April 1908, Commander [[Burns Tracy Walling]] in command. | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Burns Tracy Walling|nick=Burns T. Walling|appt=11 April, 1908|precBy=New Command}} | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Birmingham_( | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Birmingham_(CL-2)}} | ||
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| U.S.S. Birmingham (1907) | |
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| 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.
Birmingham launched on 29 May 1907; sponsored by Mrs L. Underwood; and commissioned on 11 April 1908, Commander Burns Tracy Walling in command.
Service
Captains
- Commander Burns T. Walling, 11 April, 1908
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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