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Undated, pre war image, at speed showing general details
of this class. |
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Undated, Slightly blurred image. |
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Port Bow view. From the collection of Gerald M. Charpentier
of New Orleans, LA. Donated by his niece, Elaine C. Witty-Charpentier. |
Elaine C. Witty-Charpentier. |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Steaming at high speed during her builders'
trials, 1923.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 63573.
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Vought O2U "Corsair" Floatplane, of Scouting Squadron Six Is catapulted
from USS Richmond (CL 9), circa the later 1920s. Collection of
Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 100457.
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USS Richmond (CL 9) At anchor in a harbor, probably circa the
later 1920s. Note that the ship still carries twelve six-inch guns.
The after lower casemate guns were removed sometime between 1929 and
1931. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 64631.
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Port quarter view while at anchor, location unknown, circa
1930's. |
Edwin Kaukali |
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Some of USS Macon (ZRS 5) officers aboard USS Richmond (CL
9) on the morning after her crash. Macon went down during
the night on 12 February 1935. Present are (left to right): Lieutenant
(Junior Grade) George W. Campbell; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Gerald
L. Huff; Lieutenant Anthony L. Danis; Lieutenant Harold B. Miller; Lieutenant
Commander George H. Mills; Lieutenant Commander Calvin M. Bolster, Construction
Corps; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Earl K. Van Swearingen; Lieutenant
Howard N. Coulter; Chief Boatswain William A. Buckley; and Lieutenant
(Junior Grade) Leroy C. Simpler.
Courtesy of Harold B. Miller, 1973.
Naval History & Heritage Command photo (# NH 77423). |
Naval History & Heritage Command |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Underway, during the later 1930s. Note that
she is carrying SOC floatplanes.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives #80-G-1023013.
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National Archives |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Plan view, forward, taken at the Mare Island
Navy Yard, California, 15 September 1943. Note: crewmen in formation
beside the forward 6"/53 gun turret; paravane on deck; life rafts; rangefinder;
tripod foremast; FD and SG radar antennas at the masthead; and boat
boom. USS Honolulu (CL 48) is
in the background.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives #19-N-52426.
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National Archives |
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Amidships plan view looking forward of the USS Richmond (CL 9)
at Mare Island on 15 Sep 1943.
U.S. Navy Photo #6485-43.
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Darryl Baker |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Plan view, aft, taken at the Mare Island
Navy Yard, California, 15 September 1943. Note: triple torpedo tubes,
with a loading practice machine for 6"/53 guns on deck between them;
40mm twin gun mounts on the centerline of the after superstructure;
and life rafts. Among the barges in the distance are YOS 1; YF
390 and YF 466.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives #19-N-52427.
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National Archives |
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Port bow view while underway off Mare Island Navy Yard, 15 September
1943.
NARA San Francisco, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Ship Files
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Tracy White |
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Stern view of the USS Richmond (CL 9) departing Mare Island
on 15 Sep 1943.
U.S. Navy Photo #6475-43.
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Darryl Baker |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California,
15 Sep 1943.
U.S. Navy Photo #6477-43.
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Darryl Baker |
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Bow on view of the USS Richmond (CL 9) off Mare Island on 15
Sep 1943.
U.S. Navy Photo #6479-43.
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Darryl Baker |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton,
Washington, 24 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 3d.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives #19-N-67552.
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National Archives |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton,
Washington, 24 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 3d.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives #19-N-67553.
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National Archives |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) In Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, on 11 October
1945.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 50203.
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank |
Final Rank |
Dates |
| Boyd, David French, CAPT |
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02/07/1923 - 01/1924 |
| Cotten, Lyman Atkinson, CAPT |
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01/1924 - 01/01/1926 |
| Johnson, Alfred Wilkinson, CAPT |
VADM |
01/01/1926 - 11/03/1927 |
| Osterhaus, Hugo William, CAPT |
|
11/03/1927 - 08/21/1929 |
| Babcock, John Vincent, CAPT |
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08/21/1929 - 07/01/1931 |
| McNair, Laurence North, CAPT |
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07/01/1931 - |
| Noyes, Leigh, CAPT |
VADM |
08/1934 - 03/1936 |
| Heim, Schuyler Franklin, CAPT |
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03/1936 - |
| Kelly, Monroe, CAPT |
RADM |
05/31/1936 |
| Beary, Donald Bradford, CAPT |
VADM |
~1938 |
| Bright, Clarkson Joel, CAPT |
|
~1940 - 1941 |
| Brown Jr., John Herbert, CAPT |
VADM |
1941 - 1942 |
| Davis, Ward Percival, CAPT |
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1942 - 06/1943 |
| Macklin, William Alexander Stewart, CAPT |
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08/1943 - |
| Thompson, Harry Leroy, CAPT |
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~1944 - |
| Leppert, John Henry, CAPT |
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~1945 |
