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USS Delaware (Battleship #28) BB-28 |
Hull Number: |
Battleship #28 (until July 17, 1920) BB-28 |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Delaware |
Number In Class: |
2 |
Sister Ships: |
North Dakota BB-29 |
Builder: |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News, Virginia |
Keel Laid Down: |
Nov. 11, 1907 |
Launched: |
Feb. 6, 1909 |
Christened By: |
Mrs. A.P. Cahill niece of the Governor of Delaware |
Commissioned: |
Apr. 4, 1910 |
Decommissioned: |
Nov. 10, 1923 |
Stricken: |
Nov. 10, 1923 |
Disposition: |
Feb. 5, 1924 Sold to Boston Iron & Metal Co. Baltimore, Maryland and scrapped |
Crew: |
1,326 |
Dimensions |
Length: |
518' 9" (158.1m) |
Beam: |
85' 3" (25.9m) |
Draft: |
29' (8.8m) |
Displacement: |
20,000 22,060 Full |
Armament |
Type |
1910 |
1917 |
1921 |
12"/45 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
5"/50 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
3"/50AA |
- |
2 |
8 |
Torpedo Tubes 21"Submerged |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Service Timeline |
Nov.1, 1910 - Jan. 18, 1911: Goodwill cruise with First Division from Hampton Roads, VA to Jan. 31 - May 5, 1911: Returned the body of Chilean Minister Cruz to Valparaiso, Chile (via Rio de Janerio and June 19 - 28, 1911: At Portsmouth, England for the fleet review and the coronation of King George V 1913: Visited Villefranche, France with USS Wyoming (BB-32) and USS Utah (BB-31) 1914: Stood off Vera Cruz, Mexico 1916: Stood off Vera Cruz, Mexico World War 1 Nov. 25, 1917: Assigned to 6th battle squadron British Home Fleet Dec. 14, 1917: Arrived at Scapa Flow Feb. 6 - 10, 1918: Convoy escort duty to Norway Mar. - Apr. 1918: Convoy escort duty June 30 - July 2, 1918: Mine laying escort in the North Sea July 22, 1918: Fleet review at Rosyth, Scotland (Grand Fleet reviewed by King George V) July 30, 1918: Detached from 6th battle squadron and departed for USA Aug. 12, 1918: Arrived at Hampton Roads, VA. Nov. 12, 1918: At Boston Navy Yard for overhaul Mar. 11 - Apr. 14, 1919: Fleet exercises in Cuba Apr. 28, 1921: Presidential Fleet Review at Hampton Roads, VA June 5 - Aug. 31, 1922: Midshipman cruise to Caribbean ports of Colon and Martinique then to July 9 - Aug. 29, 1928: Midshipman cruise to Copenhagen, Greenock, Cadix and Gibraltar Aug. 30, 1923: Arrived at New York Naval Shipyard, crew transferred to USS Colorado (BB-45) Sept. 1923: Moved to Boston navy yard for decommissioning |
Page revised Jan. 22, 2007 |