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|name=Delaware | |name=Delaware | ||
|launch=6 Feb, 1909{{Conways1906|p. 113}} | |launch=6 Feb, 1909{{Conways1906|p. 113}} | ||
| − | |builder=[[Newport News]]{{Conways1906|p. 113}} | + | |builder=[[Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 113}} |
|laid=11 Nov, 1907{{Conways1906|p. 113}} | |laid=11 Nov, 1907{{Conways1906|p. 113}} | ||
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|pend=98 (Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 326}} | |pend=98 (Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 326}} | ||
|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
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| + | ==Service== | ||
| + | In December, 1917, she was one of four American battleships to join the [[Grand Fleet]], under the command of Captain [[Archibald Henderson Scales|Archibald H. Scales]].<ref>Grand Fleet Secret packs, Volume LXXXIV. {{TNA|ADM 137/1964.}} f. 411.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Delaware''"> | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Delaware''"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Augustus Gove|nick=Charles A. Gove|appt=4 April, 1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 8}}precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Augustus Gove|nick=Charles A. Gove|appt=4 April, 1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 8}}|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Hugh Rodman|nick=Hugh Rodman|appt=1913}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Hood|nick=John Hood|appt=before 1 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 10}}|end=2 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 10}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Ledyard Rodgers|nick=William L. Rodgers|appt=22 December, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Hugh Rodman|nick=Hugh Rodman|appt=2 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 12}}|end=22 December, 1913{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}{{INF}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Andrew Gill|nick=William A. Gill|appt=15 June, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Ledyard Rodgers|nick=William L. Rodgers|appt=22 December, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 10}}|end=15 June, 1915{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}{{INF}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Archibald Henderson Scales|nick=Archibald H. Scales|appt=27 May, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Andrew Gill|nick=William A. Gill|appt=15 June, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}|end=May, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 10}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Charles Francis Preston|nick=Charles F. Preston|appt=18 January, 1917{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 16-17}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Archibald Henderson Scales|nick=Archibald H. Scales|appt=27 May, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Reginald Rowan Belknap|nick=Reginald R. Belknap|appt=21 July, 1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 12-13}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Charles Francis Preston|nick=Charles F. Preston|appt=18 January, 1917{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 16-17}}|end=}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Robert Whitehead McNeely|nick=Robert W. McNeely|appt=31 December, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 12-13}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Reginald Rowan Belknap|nick=Reginald R. Belknap|appt=21 July, 1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Robert Whitehead McNeely|nick=Robert W. McNeely|appt=31 December, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} | |
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:30, 28 March 2022
| U.S.S. Delaware (1909) | |
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| Hull Number: | BB-28 |
| Pendant Number: | 98 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Nov, 1907[3] |
| Launched: | 6 Feb, 1909[4] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Apr, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 5 Feb, 1924 |
Service
In December, 1917, she was one of four American battleships to join the Grand Fleet, under the command of Captain Archibald H. Scales.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles A. Gove, 4 April, 1910[7]
- Captain John Hood, before 1 January, 1912[8] – 2 January, 1912[9]
- Captain Hugh Rodman, 2 January, 1912[10] – 22 December, 1913[11][12][Inference]
- Captain William L. Rodgers, 22 December, 1913[13] – 15 June, 1915[14][15][Inference]
- Captain William A. Gill, 15 June, 1915[16] – May, 1916[17]
- Captain Archibald H. Scales, 27 May, 1916[18]
- Captain Charles F. Preston, 18 January, 1917[19]
- Captain Reginald R. Belknap, 21 July, 1919[20]
- Captain Robert W. McNeely, 31 December, 1921[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 326.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 113.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 113.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 113.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 113.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Secret packs, Volume LXXXIV. The National Archives. ADM 137/1964. f. 411.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
Bibliography
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