U.S.S. Detroit (1891)
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U.S.S. Detroit (1891) | |
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Hull Number: | Cruiser No. 10[1] |
Builder: | Columbian IW |
Ordered: | Act of 7 September, 1888[2] |
Laid down: | Feb, 1890[3] |
Launched: | 28 Oct, 1891[4] |
Commissioned: | 20 Jul, 1894[5] |
Decommissioned: | 1 Aug, 1905[6] |
Sold: | 22 Dec, 1910[7] |
Fate: | Broken up[8] |
U.S.S. Detroit was one of three Montgomery Class unprotected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
She commissioned on 20 July, 1893 with Commander Willard H. Brownson in command.
Captains
- Commander Willard H. Brownson, 20 July, 1893
- Commander John S. Newell, 15 August, 1894[9]
- Commander Albert C. Dillingham, 23 September, 1902[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 153.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 14.
Bibliography
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