U.S.S. Atlanta (1884)
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| U.S.S. Atlanta (1884) | |
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| Builder: | John Roach[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1883[2] |
| Laid down: | 8 Nov, 1883[3] |
| Launched: | 9 Oct, 1884[4] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Jul, 1886[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 23 Mar, 1912[6] |
| Sold: | 10 Jun, 1912[7] |
Construction
Atlanta was launched on 9 October, 1884, sponsored by Miss Jessie Lincoln, the daughter of Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln and granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln.
Service
Atlanta commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 19 July, 1886.
Captains
- Captain Francis M. Bunce, 19 July, 1886
- Captain John A. Howell, 1 December, 1888[8]
- Commander William H. Turner, 9 August, 1902[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 150.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
Bibliography
| Atlanta Class Protected Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minor Cruisers (US) | U.S.S. Chicago | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
