U.S.S. Tallahassee (1901)
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| U.S.S. Tallahassee (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | BM-9 |
| Builder: | Lewis Nixon[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 4 May, 1898[2] |
| Laid down: | 23 Jan, 1899[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Nov, 1901[4] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Jun, 1903[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 24 Mar, 1922[6] |
| Sold: | 25 Jul, 1922[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Florida was a single-turreted monitor, one of the last monitors built for the U.S. Navy.
She was commissioned on 18 June, 1903 under Commander John C, Fremont. She was renamed U.S.S. Tallahassee on 1 July, 1908.
Service
In early 1916, Tallahassee was in Pensacola, Florida, accommodating crews of three K class submarines.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander John C. Fremont, 18 June, 1903[9]
- Commander Washington I. Chambers, 8 August, 1905[10]
- Lieutenant Harold Jones, 4 December, 1915[11]
- Commander Robert Tryon Menner, before 1 January, 1919[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. pp. 1553-4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 23-25.
Bibliography
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