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
Weymouth, England and Cherbourg, France. Followed by battle practice in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
returning to Norfolk, VA

Jan. 31 - May 5, 1911: Returned the body of Chilean Minister Cruz to Valparaiso, Chile (via Rio de Janerio and
Punta Arenas, Chile)

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
Used as training ship for armed guards and engineers

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
*Feb. 6: Unsuccessfully attacked twice by U-Boat.

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
Halifax, Nova Scotia

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