U.S.S. Tacoma (1903)
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U.S.S. Tacoma (1903) | |
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Hull Number: | Cruiser No. 18[1] |
Builder: | Union Iron Works[2] |
Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1899[3] |
Laid down: | 27 Sep, 1900[4] |
Launched: | 2 Jun, 1903[5] |
Commissioned: | 30 Jan, 1904[6] |
Decommissioned: | 16 Jan, 1924[7] |
Stricken: | 7 Feb, 1924[8] |
Sold: | 5 Sep, 1924[9] |
Fate: | Broken up |
Union Iron Works launched Tacoma on 2 June, 1903. She was commissioned on 30 January, 1904 with Commander Reginald Fairfax Nicholson in command.
Service
Captains
- Commander Reginald F. Nicholson, 30 January, 1904
- Commander Benjamin Tappan, 2 January, 1906[10]
- Commander Nathan C. Twining, 9 October, 1913[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 450.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
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