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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Salem''''' was one of | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Salem''''' was one of three [[Chester Class Cruiser (1907)|''Chester'' class light cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
She commissioned on 1 August, 1908 with Commander [[Henry Braid Wilson|Henry B. Wilson]] in command. | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| U.S.S. Salem (1907) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | CL-3 |
| Builder: | Fore River[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 27 Apr, 1904[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Aug, 1905[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Jul, 1907[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Aug, 1908[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 16 Aug, 1921[6] |
| Stricken: | 13 Nov, 1929[7] |
| Sold: | 11 Feb, 1930[8] |
U.S.S. Salem was one of three Chester class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
She commissioned on 1 August, 1908 with Commander Henry B. Wilson in command.
Service
Captains
- Commander Henry B. Wilson, 1 August, 1908
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
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