U.S.S. Colorado (1921)
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U.S.S. Colorado (1921) | |
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Hull Number: | BB-45 |
Builder: | New York Shipbuilding[1] |
Laid down: | 29 May, 1919[2] |
Launched: | 22 Mar, 1921[3] |
Commissioned: | 30 Aug, 1923[4] |
Decommissioned: | 7 Jan, 1947[5] |
Sold: | 23 Jul, 1959[6] |
U.S.S. Colorado was one of five Colorado class dreadnoughts completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Reginald R. Belknap, 30 August, 1923[7]
- Captain Gatewood S. Lincoln, 17 June, 1927[8]
- Captain Benyaurd B. Wygant, 14 Jan, 1932 – after 6 May 1933[9]
- Captain William Ancrum, 4 December, 1934[10] – 15 February, 1936[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 420.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Honolulu Star-Bulletin 6 May, 1933
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1935. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1936. pp. 18-19.
Bibliography
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