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3.7m | Article on the Christening of the Des Moines from the September 30, 1901 Minneapolis Journal. | Michael Mohl | |
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860k | News article on the launching of the Des Moines from the September 21, 1902 Washington Times | Michael Mohl | |
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196k | Post card photo of the USS Des Moines. Caption of the card reads: USS Des Moines at anchor, Tompkinsville, N.Y. Post card published by the American News Company New York. | Darryl Baker | |
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106k | Starboard side view of USS Des Moines. It appears to have been taken at the same time and location as the previous photo. | John Spivey |
Commanding
Officers
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Name/Rank | Class | Final Rank | Dates |
McCrackin, Alexander, CDR | 03/05/1904 - | ||
Halsey, CDR | 1906 | ||
Caperton, William Banks, CAPT | ADM | 1908 - 1909 | |
Luby, John Fraser, CDR | 04/01/1910 | ||
Burt, Charles Perry, LT | 1896 | 01/11/1911 - 01/11/1911 | |
Long, Andrew Theodore, CDR | 1887 | RADM | 10/20/1912 |
Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, CDR | RADM | 01/1914 - 10/23/1914 | |
Blakely, John Russell Young, CDR | 10/23/1914 - 1915 | ||
Johnston, Rufus Zenas, CAPT | 1898 | RADM | 08/17/1917 - 09/1918 |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
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