USS Milwaukee (C-21)
USS Milwaukee (C-21) c. 1906-1908
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Name | Milwaukee |
Namesake | City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Ordered | 7 June 1900 |
Awarded | 17 April 1901 |
Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Cost | $2,825,000 (contract price of hull and machinery) |
Laid down | 30 July 1902 |
Launched | 10 September 1904 |
Sponsored by | Miss Janet Mitchell, daughter of U.S. Senator John L. Mitchell of Wisconsin |
Completed | 17 April 1904 |
Acquired | 6 December 1906 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1906 |
Decommissioned | 6 March 1917 |
Stricken | 23 June 1919 |
Identification | Hull symbol: C-21 |
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Class and type | St. Louis-class protected cruiser |
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Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (mean) |
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The second USS Milwaukee (C-21) was a
Construction and commissioning
Milwaukee was
Service history
After a shakedown cruise off the coast of
Milwaukee was recommissioned in ordinary service on 17 June 1913 and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. In the next two years the ship made several brief cruises, one to Honolulu with a detachment of Washington State Naval Militia from 1–22 July 1914, and several along the coast of California. On 18 March 1916, Milwaukee was detached from the Reserve Fleet and assigned to duty as a tender to destroyers and submarines of the Pacific Fleet. Based at San Diego, the cruiser participated in exercises and maneuvers off the coast, patrolled Mexican waters, transported refugees, and performed survey duty.[4]
Milwaukee was then overhauled at Mare Island including the installation of heavy machine tools so the cruiser could act as a tender for the Coast Torpedo Force of destroyers and submarines.[5]
The wreck of Milwaukee
Under the temporary command of Lieutenant
Decommissioning and fate
Milwaukee was decommissioned on 6 March 1917 and a storm in November 1918 broke the ship in two. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 23 June 1919 and her hulk was sold on 5 August 1919.[4]
References
- ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "St. Louis large protected cruisers". US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 54–59. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Milwaukee II (C-21)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Haislip, Harvey, CAPT USN (February 1967). "The Valor of Inexperience". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Bibliography
- Haislip, Harvey, CAPT USN (February 1967). "The Valor of Inexperience". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
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External links
- Photo gallery of USS Milwaukee (C-21) at NavSource Naval History
- Map: 40°48′44″N 124°11′54″W / 40.81222°N 124.19833°W