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Three '''''Illinois'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1900 and 1901. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]] battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1912-13. She was lost to ...night. Upon learning this, at 17:00 Jellicoe ordered the pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-1Exmouth}} out to attempt to tow ''Audacious'' in. In case the ship w

Two '''''Kearsarge'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1900. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

''Kearsarge'', the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be name ...led the [[United States North Atlantic Battleship Squadron|North Atlantic Battleship Squadron]] to Lisbon, Portugal, where she entertained the King Charles of P

...'Kentucky''''', (BB-6) a [[Kearsarge Class Battleship (1898)|''Kearsarge'' class]] pre-dreadnought of the [[United States Navy]] was launched 24 March, 1898 ...Rear Admiral [[Louis Kempff]] 23 March. Throughout the following year the battleship led her squadron as it watched over American interest In the Far East, visi

The five pre-dreadnoughts of the '''''Braunschweig'' class''' were completed between 1904 and 1906. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

Three '''''Indiana'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[United States Navy]] in the mid-189 {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...ndiana''''' was one of three [[Indiana Class Battleship (1893)|''Indiana'' class]] pre-dreadnoughts completed for the [[United States Navy]] in the mid-1890 The contract for the United States Coastline Battleship ''Indiana'' was signed on 19 November, 1890 for the price of $3,063,333 wit

The battleship '''U.S.S. ''Massachusetts''''' was laid down by [[William Cramp & Sons]], P ...Following a brief voyage to Charleston, S.C., 12 to 20 February, 1897, the battleship departed New York 26 May for Boston, arriving 2 days later for a celebratio

The battleship '''U.S.S. ''Oregon''''' was laid down 19 November, 1891 by [[Union Iron Wor ...er. On one hand the feat had demonstrated the many capabilities of a heavy battleship in all conditions of wind and sea. On the other it swept away all oppositio

|nat=US '''U.S.S. ''Maine''''' was a second-class armored battleship of the [[United States Navy]] which blew up at Havana, Cuba, becoming the '

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Three '''''Maine'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1902 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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Five '''''Virginia'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1906 and 1907. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...ing assigned to Division 2, Squadron 1, Atlantic Fleet 1 January 1907. The battleship departed Hampton Roads 9 March 1907 for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to participat ...Tampico and Tuxpan into February 1914. After 2 weeks at Guantanamo Bay the battleship returned northward to Virginia waters.

Six '''''Connecticut'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1906 and 1908. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...]] battleship of the [[Connecticut Class Battleship (1904)|''Connecticut'' Class]] in the [[United States Navy]]. ...nt Estrado Palma for American help in suppressing an insurrection. The new battleship carried a peace commission, comprised of Secretary of War William H. Taft a

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...was a [[battlecruiser]] of the [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'' class]] in the [[Royal Navy]], although she differed somewhat from her two sister Sometime before 1913, she may have had a [[Type 3 Wireless Set|Type 3 Battleship Auxiliary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type

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Two '''''Florida'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1911. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...31, later BB-31) was a [[Florida Class Battleship (1909)|''Florida'' class battleship]] which served in the [[First World War]]. She was sunk in the Japanese at {{Footer Florida Class Battleship (1909)}}

Two '''''Wyoming'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1912. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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Two '''''Nevada'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...37) was the second ship of the [[Nevada Class Battleship (1914)|''Nevada'' Class]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. She served for many years, even ...Harbor from 6 December, 1940 for patrols and exercises, and was moored in Battleship Row on 7 December, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. Outboard alongside ''M

Two '''''Pennsylvania'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>The second ''Arizona'' (Battleship No. 39) was laid down on 16 March 1914 at the New York Navy Yard; launched ...yard on that date for Norfolk, arriving there on the following day to join Battleship Division 8.

...'' (BB-38) was the lead ship of [[Pennsylvania Class Battleship (1915)|her class]] of [[United States Navy]] "super-dreadnought" battleships. She was the t ..., when Admiral [[Henry Thomas Mayo|Henry T. Mayo]] shifted his flag from {{US-Wyoming}} to ''Pennsylvania''. In January 1917, ''Pennsylvania'' steamed f

Three '''''New Mexico'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1917 and 1919. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...ncluding a Fleet Review by President Wilson 13 September 1919. In 1920 the battleship carried Secretary Daniels and the Secretary of the Interior on an inspectio ...held by President Harding in Seattle shortly before his death In 1923. The battleship sailed 15 April 1925 for Hawaii, participated in war games until 1 July, an

Two '''''Mississippi'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1908. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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Two '''''Tennessee'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1920 and 1921. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...''', the lead ship of her [[Tennessee Class Battleship (1919)|class]] of [[battleship]], was the third ship of the [[United States Navy]] named in honor of the 1 ...tops. This feature was to distinguish the "Big Five" from the rest of the battleship force until World War II. Since ''Tennessee's'' 14-inch turret guns could

...aval Academy from Ohio.{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 14-15}} Graduating with the class of 1890, he was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 July 1892.{{USOfficerRe ...ng Star'' (Washington, DC) 18 April, 1914 p. 2.</ref> He also commanded {{US-Denver|f=t}} in late 1914 into 1915.{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}

...pared the fleet for war, having introduced the world's first all-big-gun [[battleship]], [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], concentrated the fleet in ...and, as I told you last mail, I had the satisfaction of getting a <u>first-class</u> certificate. Well, I came on board the ''Chesapeake'' and handed in my

...as then selected to command {{UK-Devastation|f=p}}, the first steam turret battleship designed without any sail power. Richards took command of ''Devastation'' ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 24 May, 1881.{{G

...whilst Jellicoe feared, wrongly, that the Germans had completed the Greek battleship ''Salamis'', building in a German yard at the outbreak of war, for themselv ...attleship of the [[Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)|Queen Elizabeth class]]: only four of the five were available.

...fine silhouette for the enemy, as some of our ships on the reverse side of us were clearly visible against the bright sunlit sky. ...red her first salvo at an enemy ship—four funnels—apparently of "Roon" class. She was noticed to be already disabled and stopped.

...tates Naval Academy]] on 24 September, 1857. After graduating first in his class four years later, he served as an instructor at the Academy. In 1864, he be ...President of the Board of Inquiry to investigate the destruction of the {{US-1Maine}}. On 26 March, he assumed command of the [[North Atlantic Station]

On 29 August, 1881, he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-2Achilles}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]. ...7 July, 1887, for the Jubilee Fleet Review, but was also appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Inflexible}}. He reported to the latter and was reported as missing

...ictoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Wilson commanded the battleship {{UK-SansPareil}} in the Mediterranean Fleet from 9 February, 1892{{NMI|Fri

...Of the ship's Naval Instructor Oliver recalled, "He never tried to teach us."<ref>Oliver. '''I'''. f. 6.</ref> He was rated Midshipman on 31 January On 12 September, 1900, he was appointed Navigating Officer of the battleship [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']], flagship of the Channel Squadron.<

...the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship. In July, 1889, he was awarded a first-class certificate as an Interpreter in French and on the 18th was appointed in co

...pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...e Star with clasp for the Battle of Toker, and the Medjidieh of the Fourth Class. His time in ''Linnet'' extended to mid 1889. In July, he was appointed t

...e [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. He commanded the new [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Bellerophon (1907)|''Bellerophon'']] from 1908 to 1910, when at ...nia''.<ref>Luard Committee. Q. 890.</ref> He had been appointed to the [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']] in the Mediterranean on 21 December

...til 24 August. He was detached from the ''Dolphin'' to serve aboard the {{US-Olympia|f=p}} on 6 November that same year, but was ordered to the U.S.S. ' ...(1904)|''Connecticut'' Class battleship]] {{US-Kansas}}. He commanded the battleship for the next two years, which was an auspicious time, for the Kansas was pi

...d Spain served as the backdrop for the explosion, in Havana Harbor, of the battleship [[U.S.S. Maine (1889)|''Maine'']]. As the United States and Spain moved to .... However, we were doing our best with the tools the Government had given us to work with …" After "many vexatious delays," Evans writes, the American

...omoh''''' was one of four [[Amphitrite Class Monitor (1876)|''Amphitrite'' Class]] [[monitor]]s ordered by the U.S. Navy in the early 1870s. After the sinking of battleship {{US-1Maine}} in Havana harbor 15 February 1898, ''Miantonomoh'' recommissioned

...light cruisers, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly ''Cormoran'' entered the US territory of Guam on 14 December 1914 with her coal bunkers almost empty. S

...adron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]. He afterwards commanded the first-class cruiser [[H.M.S. Edgar (1890)|''Edgar'']] in the Mediterranean before takin ...fresh sign of the neighbourly relations existing between Great Britain and us, and a manifestation which cannot but render our relations still more cordi

...h Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] had come down to join us in the Forth in their place. It was the first time the 5th B.S. had come o ...my opened fire. The first salvo I saw drop was quite 2,000 yards short of us, and did not seem to have a very small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire,

...or battleship of the [[Deutschland Class Battleship (1904)|''Deutschland'' class]] was the centre of a heavy fire from the British line, but so many ships w ...ns to fire on the German torpedo craft when they were seen turning towards us; the Officer of the turret claims a hit on one of them, as his shell burst

On 8 October, 1879, Markham was appointed Captain of the H.M.S. ''Triumph'', battleship, flagship on the [[PacificPacific Station (Royal Navy)|PacificStation]]. H ...ak the spirit of the young officers, and we found that once he had subdued us to his particular form of discipline we were able to satisfy him, while he

...}}. [ADM 196/44.] f. 353.</ref> On 12 September he was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Anson (1886)|''Anson'']] which was recommissioning for service in ...in April he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898,

...to be coming through her forecastle deck. They eventually passed ahead of us and disappeared in the mist. " {{UK-Lion}} " was seen to be straddled once ...a three-funnelled enemy ship, [[Kolberg Class Cruiser (1908)|"''Kolberg''" class]], was observed steaming an opposite course.

...erman battleship or [[Derfflinger Class Battlecruiser (1913)|''"Lützow"'' class battle cruiser]] with three destroyers on engaged side making a heavy smoke :Jutland, although we were the leading Battleship we were farthest away from the enemy. I had a fairly good view of the proc

...Conning Tower next door knew, I do not know but he never said anything to us. It must be remembered in those days there were no 'Public Address' system Then I remember the Battle-Cruisers passing us on opposite course on our engaged side and checking our fire for them but w

4. At about 6.15 p.m., our Battle Cruiser Squadron, consisting of two [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|"Lions,"]] "{{UK-Tiger}}," and "{{UK-NewZealand}}," ap ...f the [[Helgoland Class Battleship (1909)|"Helgoland"]] and [[Nassau Class Battleship (1908)|"Nassau" classes]]—and later that he saw the enemy's line, or some

<br>6.30 one of enemies large cruisers (Helgoland class) dropped astern & destroyer {{UK-Onslow}} attacked & sunk her with torpedo[ <br>7.PM 1st C.S. Defence class. appeared & opened terrific fire on enemy, later the Grand Fleet appeared &

...October, 1880, he was appointed Acting {{SubRN}}, having obtained a First Class Certificate in Seamanship, with 940 marks. He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Ex <blockquote>He ruled us - one other sub-lieut., a clerk, & 7 midshipmen, as a benevolent autocrat,

...rips into the surrounding country. During our stay there the news reached us of the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife at S Having apparently settled into a first-class carriage at King's Cross for the journey north to Wick, the nearest mainlin

|{{UK-Victoria|f=p}}||second class battleship||9 Apr, 1887||Rammed 22 Jun, 1893 |{{US-SaraThompson|f=p}}||oiler||1888||Sold 9 Aug, 1934

...ng George V's birthday Dumas was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba ...ent when the real work would begin. Broke away at noon & Pakenham rushing us about to no particular end. In the afternoon it came on thick so we crawle

...n armoured cruisers admits of a smaller programme in vessels of the latter class.<br>The more correct information available at the Admiralty will naturally ...nged for extensive firing trials to be carried out in 1910 against the old battleship Edinburgh, which had been specially prepared by the addition of modern armo

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...ose intended to act as look-out ships, observing that it is possible first-class or battle-cruisers may be attached to fleets to play the part assigned by L ...heir new big cruisers are really Battle-ships in disguise, and our new 1st class cruisers ought to be designed accordingly.<ref>Fisher to Selborne. Letter

...was one of two [[South Carolina Class Battleship (1908)|''South Carolina'' class battleships]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. {{Footer South Carolina Class Battleship (1908)}}

...phenomenon, represented most dramatically by the 1906 debut of the British battleship [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], whose large size, turbine ma {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

Entering service in 1910, the two '''''Delaware'' Class Battleships''' were the [[United States Navy]]'s first real "Dreadnoughts", {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1921 and 1923. The fourth unit, {{US-Washington}}, was cancelled when about 75% complete. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...r>At least one battle-cruiser was destroyed, and one severely damaged; one battleship reported sunk by our destroyers during a night attack; two light cruisers w ...in an attack by British destroyers, and another dreadnought of the Kaiser class is believed to have been sunk by gunfire.<br><br>Of three German battle cru

...the L.W.L. and the deep W.L. in the following ships:-<br><br>"Indomitable" class.<br><br>"Indefatigable" "Australia" and "New Zealand"<br><br>"Lion" and "Pr ...s it is difficult not to conclude that the Germans have the advantage over us in either fuzes, explosives, or ship construction.<ref>No.2791/H.F.1187. of

Battle Cruiser Force blanking us from enemy. Two 4-funnelled cruisers ("Defence" and [[H.M.S. Warrior (1905) |valign=top|1830.||Opened fire on enemy light cruiser ("Kolberg" class) apparently stopped, heading about N.N.W., bearing 75° Green. Fired three

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston

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battleship, but more to observe the enemy's rear more clearly, more than one ship firing at us it was impossible to avoid them

A Stoker First Class from {{UK-Tipperary}} was picked up by the {{UK-Dublin|f=t}} in the night. ::::::::::Stoker 1st Class.

Its composition in the battle was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, their commanders given as listed in the ''Off S.S.E. Cruiser kept pressing us to port and

disengaged side of the German B.C. line, took us under heavy T.B.D.s were detached from the H.S. Fleet and, closing us

be a German Battleship was seen to pass down the starboard 6.15. Ship of " Defence " class—on starb. quarter—badly on

diately returned by us, " {{UK-Lion}} " and "{{UK-PrincessRoyal}} " a battleship (two funnels wide apart). Course had to be altered

...1, Evans remained loyal to the Union, and as a member of the Naval Academy class of 1864, he was ordered to active duty in September 1863. In 1891 and 1892, commanding the {{US-Yorktown|f=t}} on the Pacific Station, he won great acclaim for his firm an

...received an at-large appointment to the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1878. He served in a mundane series of sea and shore assignments in the ...d its immediate aftermath, Rodgers served aboard {{US-Monterey|f=t}} and {{US-Wheeling|f=t}}.{{USOfficerReg1899|pp. 8, 20}}{{USList&Station1899|p. 5}}

...ge''''' was one of five [[Bainbridge Class Destroyer (1900)|''Bainbridge'' class destroyers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...was the lead ship—though not the first to be commissioned—of the first class of destroyer in the United States Navy.

...ry''''' was one of five [[Bainbridge Class Destroyer (1900)|''Bainbridge'' class destroyers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. On the Asiatic Station she served with the [[First Torpedo Flotilla]], Battleship Squadron, until August 1917, except for two short periods (2 April through

...Arkansas''''' was one of two [[Wyoming Class Battleship (1911)|''Wyoming'' class dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Arkansas''" nat="US">

...ersey''''' was one of five [[Virginia Class Battleship (1904)|''Virginia'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''New Jersey''" nat="US">

...''''' was one of six [[Connecticut Class Battleship (1904)|''Connecticut'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Vermont''" nat="US">

...'Florida''''' was one of two [[Florida Class Battleship (1909)|''Florida'' class dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Florida''" nat="US">

...'Colorado''''' was one of five [[Colorado Class Battleship (1920)|Colorado class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Colorado''" nat="US">

...''New York''''' was one of two [[New York Class Battleship (1912)|New York class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''New York''" nat="US">

...'Wyoming''''' was one of two [[Wyoming Class Battleship (1911)|''Wyoming'' class dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Wyoming''" nat="US">

...daho''''' was one of two [[Mississippi Class Battleship (1905)|Mississippi class]] pre-dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Idaho''" nat="US">

...''' was one of seven [[Connecticut Class Battleship (1904)|''Connecticut'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''New Hampshire''" nat="US">

...ippi''''' was one of two [[Mississippi Class Battleship (1905)|Mississippi class]] pre-dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Mississippi''" nat="US">

...''' was one of seven [[Connecticut Class Battleship (1904)|''Connecticut'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. A series of nefarious attempts to sabotage and destroy the battleship occurred while she was awaiting launch. In March 1904, holes were found dr

...''Texas''''' was one of three [[New York Class Battleship (1912)|New York class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Texas''" nat="US">

...ginia''''' was one of five [[Virginia Class Battleship (1904)|''Virginia'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Virginia''" nat="US">

....S. ''Nevada''''' was one of three [[Nevada Class Battleship (1914)|Nevada class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Nevada''" nat="US">

...'Maryland''''' was one of five [[Colorado Class Battleship (1920)|Colorado class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Maryland''" nat="US">

...ashington''''' was one of five [[Colorado Class Battleship (1920)|Colorado class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Washington''" nat="US">

...Virginia''''' was one of five [[Colorado Class Battleship (1920)|Colorado class]] dreadnoughts completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''West Virginia''" nat="US">

...orgia''''' was one of five [[Virginia Class Battleship (1904)|''Virginia'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Georgia''" nat="US">

...duating with the Class of 1900, Abernathy first served on the store ship {{US-Celtic}}.{{USOfficerReg1901|pp.42-43}} He was appointed to command of the old cruiser {{US-Chicago}}, which was then serving as a training ship for the [[Massachusett

...s of 1911. His first duty assignment was on his "home state" battleship {{US-Connecticut}}.{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 70-71}} ...d in 1921 into 1922 he was appointed commanding officer of the destroyer {{US-Cowell}}. Risley was promoted to the permanent rank of {{LCommUS}} on 31

...''Vestal''''' was one of two [[Vestal Class Repair Ship (1908)|''Vestal'' Class repair ships]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...ber 7, 1941, and survived the fatal magazine explosion which destroyed the battleship. Her commanding officer, {{CommUS}} [[Cassin Young]], was thrown overboard

...f {{EnsUS}} on 3 June, 1916.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 78-79}} He served on {{US-Connecticut|f=t}} from graduation into 1919, receiving promotion to the tem ...until about January, 1922. While one source indicates he also commanded {{US-R2|f=t}} this can not yet be verified by this editor.{{USOfficerReg1921|pp.

...nt was appointed to the Naval Academy from Florida, and graduated with the Class of 1901. He was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 7 June, 1903, and serv ...rReg1917|p. 22}} Later, he was appointed the first commanding officer of {{US-Colhoun|f=t}} in 1918 and remained in command into 1919.<ref>''Navy Directo

...ates Navy|U.S. Navy's]] first dreadnoughts, the two [[South Carolina Class Battleship (1908)|''South Carolinas'']].{{FriedmanUSBattleships|pp. 53-55}} {{CatPerson|US|1857|1911}}

...g out in September 1906, and placed 34th out of 41 cadets. He took a third class in the Part I examination, and second classes in Seamanship and Gunnery, an ...ege, Greenwich]] for Part II., where he passed in March 1911 with a second class certificate.{{AgarFootprints|pp. 31, 34}}<ref>''Report of the Director of N

...ne, 1919 and, with the rank of {{EnsUS}} was appointed to the battleship {{US-NewMexico}} {{USOfficerReg1920|pp.132-133}} ...icerReg1923|p.88}} Abbott next served in submarines, assuming command of {{US-R6}} by 1924.{{USOfficerReg1924|p.107}} He retained command until early 192

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...as appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1901.{{USOfficerReg1902|pp. 42-43}} He was promoted to the rank of {{Ens ...ficerReg1919|p. 20}} Various sources indicate he briefly commanded an old battleship in late 1918 but the identity of this ship is uncertain. He did serve as ai

...of Surigao Strait, becoming the last Admiral to win a class battleship-on-battleship gunnery duel. {{CatPerson|US|1887|1974}}

...was appointed to the Naval Academy from Massachusetts, graduating with the Class of 1900. He was commissioned {{EnsUS}} on 1 July, 1902, and was promoted t ...US}} on 15 August, 1918. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to command {{US-Cleveland|f=t}} until early 1919.{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 20-21}}

...an War. Abele was commissioned an Ensign in 1900 and later served aboard {{US-Chester|f=p}} (Light cruiser: CL-1) from 1910 to 1913 while that ship was a ...appointed Naval Attaché to Poland and later commanded {{US-NewYork|f=p}} (Battleship: BB-34) from 1926 to 1928 while that ship was overhauled. In 1930, he becam

* Gunnery Officer on the Staff of Vice-Admiral Commanding the Battleship Force * All Battleship Gunnery Officers

...r" class is in the dockyard, instead, for instance, of one of the "Nassau" class with 11-in. guns. ...2 "Indefatigable" class; they were soon reinforced by 5 "Queen Elizabeth" class following astern.

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