U.S.S. Wyoming (1911)
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| U.S.S. Wyoming (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | BB-32 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons |
| Laid down: | 9 Feb, 1910 |
| Launched: | 25 May, 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 25 Sep, 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 May, 1930 |
| Stricken: | 16 Sep, 1947 |
| Sold: | 30 Oct, 1947 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1948 |
U.S.S. Wyoming was one of two Wyoming class dreadnoughts completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
In December, 1917, she was one of four American battleships to join the Grand Fleet, under the command of Captain Henry A. Wiley.[1]
Captains
- Captain Frederick L. Chapin, 25 September, 1912[2][3] – 17 December, 1913[4][5][Inference]
- Captain James H. Glennon, 17 December, 1913[6] – January, 1915[7][Inference]
- Captain Herbert O. Dunn, January, 1915[Inference] – 10 July, 1915[8]
- Captain Thomas Snowden, 5 August, 1915[9]
- Captain Henry A. Wiley, 3 January, 1916[10]
- Captain Harley H. Christy, 29 September, 1918[11] – 22 September, 1919[12]
- Captain Waldo Evans, 22 September, 1919[13]
- Captain Henry B. Price, 15 July, 1921[14]
- Captain Kenneth M. Bennett, 15 April, 1924[15] – after 1 January, 1925[16]
- Captain Luther M. Overstreet, 28 February, 1927[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Grand Fleet Secret packs, Volume LXXXIV. The National Archives. ADM 137/1964. f. 411.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ DANFS
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 July, 1915 p. 17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 12-13.
Bibliography
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