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NR | NAVY'S NEW FAST SCOUT CRUISERS The above picture shows the completed appearance of our new scout cruisers, the first of which, the Omaha (CL 4) was launched at Tacoma, Washington, in the middle of last month. These ten scout cruisers will be named the Omaha, Milwaukee (CL 5), Cincinnati (CL 6), Raleigh (CL 7), Detroit (CL 8), Richmond (CL 9), Concord (CL 10), Trenton (CL 11), Marblehead (CL 12) & Memphis (CL 13) ...... |
Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE. Photo from The Alliance Herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, 25 January 1921, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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77k | Undated, pre-war image, at speed showing general details of this class. | USN | ||
72k | Undated, Slightly blurred image. | USN | ||
72k | 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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USS Richmond (CL 9) running at 32 1/2 knots during trial run No. 23 on 11 May 11 1923 off Philadelphia Navy Yard. Library of Congress, Photo #LC-B2- 6136-13 |
Mike Green | |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) underway running trials on 11 May 1923, seven weeks before being commissioned. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo #NH 108340 |
Mike Green | |
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786k | Mines on an Omaha class (CL 4-13) light cruiser taken while the ship was underway at sea, looking aft, showing the very wet conditions that were typical on these cruisers' after decks when they were operating in a seaway. Photographed circa 1923-1925, prior to the addition of a deckhouse just forward of the ships' after twin six-inch gun mount. | Donation of Ronald W. Compton, from the collection of his grandfather, Chief Machinist's Mate William C. Carlson, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo NH-99637 courtesy of history.navy.mil |
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301k | Mines on an Omaha class (CL 4-13) light cruiser seen from off the ship's starboard quarter, showing mines on their tracks fore and aft of the after six-inch gun mount. | Donation of Ronald W. Compton, from the collection of his grandfather, Chief Machinist's Mate William C. Carlson, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo NH-99638 courtesy of history.navy.mil |
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USS Richmond (CL 9) underway on 15 March 1927. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo #NH 2791 |
Mike Green | |
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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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USS Richmond in Drydock at Boston Navy Yard, 21 April 1931. In this photo, note how far the screws protrude due to the shape of the stern. From the Leslie Jones Collection at the Boston Public Library. |
Michael Mohl | |
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USS Richmond in Drydock at Boston Navy Yard, 21 April 1931. From the Leslie Jones Collection at the Boston Public Library. |
Michael Mohl | |
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Port quarter view of USS Richmond (CL 9) in dry dock at Boston Navy Yard on 21 April 1931. Note that the after lower casemate guns have been removed . Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. |
Mike Green | |
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Close up port quarter view of USS Richmond (CL 9) in dry dock at Boston Navy Yard on 21 April 1931. Note that the after lower casemate guns have been removed . Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. |
Mike Green | |
51k | Port quarter view while at anchor, location unknown, circa 1930's. | Edwin Kaukali | ||
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USS Richmond (CL 9) underway, during the later 1930s. Note that she is carrying SOC floatplanes. United States National Archives, Photo #80-G-1023013 |
Mike Green | |
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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. |
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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Amidships plan view looking forward of the USS Richmond (CL 9) at Mare Island on 15 September 1943. U.S. Navy Photo #6485-43. |
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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Port bow view while underway off Mare Island Navy Yard, 15 September 1943. NARA San Francisco, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Ship Files |
Tracy White | |
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Stern view of the USS Richmond (CL 9) departing Mare Island on 15 September 1943. U.S. Navy Photo #6475-43. |
Darryl Baker | ||
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USS Richmond (CL 9) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 15 September 1943. U.S. Navy Photo #6477-43. |
Darryl Baker | ||
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Bow on view of the USS Richmond (CL 9) off Mare Island on 15 September 1943. U.S. Navy Photo #6479-43. |
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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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. |
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 | Class | Final Rank | Dates |
Boyd, David French, CAPT | 02/07/1923 - 01/1924 | ||
Cotten, Lyman Atkinson, CAPT | 1898 | 01/1924 - 01/01/1926 | |
Johnson, Alfred Wilkinson, CAPT | 1899 | VADM | 01/01/1926 - 11/03/1927 |
Osterhaus, Hugo William, CAPT | 1900 | ADM | 11/03/1927 - 08/21/1929 |
Babcock, John Vincent, CAPT | 08/21/1929 - 07/01/1931 | ||
McNair, Laurence North, CAPT | 1905 | 07/01/1931 - 04/29/1933 | |
Spears, William Oscar, CAPT | 04/29/1933 - 08/14/1934 | ||
Noyes, Leigh, CAPT | VADM | 08/14/1934 - 03/14/1936 | |
Heim, Schuyler Franklin, CAPT | 03/14/1936 - 10/31/1936 | ||
Kelly, Monroe, CAPT | RADM | 10/31/1936 - 06/05/1937 | |
Beary, Donald Bradford, CAPT | VADM | 06/05/1937 - 05/31/1939 | |
Bright, Clarkson Joel, CAPT | 1910 | 05/31/1939 - 05/29/1941 | |
Brown Jr., John Herbert, CAPT | VADM | 05/29/1941 - 06/18/1942 | |
Waldschmidt, Theodore Max, CAPT | 1917 | 06/18/1942 - 08/01/1943 | |
Macklin, William Alexander Stewart, CAPT | 1918 | 08/01/1943 - 03/27/1944 | |
Thompson Jr., Harry Leroy, CAPT | 03/27/1944 - 08/17/1945 | ||
Leppert, John Henry, CAPT | 08/17/1945 - 12/21/1945 |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
USS RICHMOND (CL 9) HistoryThe contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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