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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
She commissioned on 23 February, 1905 with Captain [[Conway Hillyer Arnold|Conway H. Arnold]] in command. | She commissioned on 23 February, 1905 with Captain [[Conway Hillyer Arnold|Conway H. Arnold]] in command. | ||
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| + | She was renamed '''U.S.S. ''Huntington''''' on 11 November 1916 to free her name for the new {{US-WestVirginia|f=t}}. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''West Virginia''" nat="US"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''West Virginia''" nat="US"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Conway Hillyer Arnold|nick=Conway H. Arnold|appt=23 February, 1905{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Conway Hillyer Arnold|nick=Conway H. Arnold|appt=23 February, 1905{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}}|end=March, 1907<ref>''Washington Post'' 10 February, 1907 p. 11.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Alexander McCrackin|nick=Alexander McCrackin|appt=23 December, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 8}}|end=after 1 January, 1909{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 8}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Alexander McCrackin|nick=Alexander McCrackin|appt=23 December, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 8}}|end=after 1 January, 1909{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 8}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Madison Orchard|nick=John M. Orchard|appt=before 1 January, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 8}}|end=4 August, 1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 8}}{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Madison Orchard|nick=John M. Orchard|appt=before 1 January, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 8}}|end=4 August, 1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 8}}{{INF}}}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:50, 10 March 2022
| U.S.S. West Virginia (1903) | |
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| Hull Number: | ACR-5 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1899[2] |
| Laid down: | 16 Sep, 1901[3] |
| Launched: | 18 Apr, 1903[4] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Feb, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 1930[6] |
Service
She commissioned on 23 February, 1905 with Captain Conway H. Arnold in command.
She was renamed U.S.S. Huntington on 11 November 1916 to free her name for the new battleship West Virginia.
Captains
- Captain Conway H. Arnold, 23 February, 1905[7] – March, 1907[8]
- Captain Alexander McCrackin, 23 December, 1907[9] – after 1 January, 1909[10]
- Captain John M. Orchard, before 1 January, 1911[11] – 4 August, 1911[12][13][Inference]
- Captain Alexander S. Halstead, 4 August, 1911[14] – after 1 January, 1912[15]
- Lieutenant Sam C. Loomis, 26 November, 1913[16]
- Captain Edward S. Kellogg, September 1918[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 148.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Washington Post 10 February, 1907 p. 11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 16-17.
Bibliography
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