USS Whitney (AD-4) was a Dobbin -class destroyer tender named for United States Secretary of the Navy William Collins Whitney . She was launched on 12 October 1923, and was commissioned on 2 September 1924.
66-891: She was on station in Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack . Whitney was undamaged during the attack. She was decommissioned on 22 October 1946, later being sold for scrap to the Dulien Ship Products on 18 March 1948. Together with her sistership Dobbin , the destroyer tender was designed to provide service, supplies, and repairs for three divisions of destroyers for a two-month period under wartime conditions. Her facilities included storage for fuel and lubricating oil, fresh water, provisions, spare parts, and repair facilities such as optical and machine shops. Following her shakedown and trials, Whitney, initially based at Boston, Massachusetts, tended destroyers of
132-675: A US Navy sailor killed two civilian workers and wounded another, before shooting himself at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard . On October 14, 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency added the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex as a superfund to the so-called National Priorities List . USS Raleigh (CL-7) USS Raleigh (CL-7) was the fourth Omaha -class light cruiser , originally classified as
198-639: A scout cruiser , built for the United States Navy . She was the second Navy ship named for the city of Raleigh , North Carolina, the first being the protected cruiser Raleigh , commissioned in 1894, and decommissioned in 1919. Raleigh spent most of her pre-war career in the Atlantic. Her first duty was to assist in the USAAS's first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924. In 1936, Raleigh joined Squadron 40-T in neutrality patrols during
264-628: A five-ship convoy which arrived in San Francisco on 1 March. After overhaul at Mare Island , she cleared San Francisco Bay on 23 July as a unit of Task Force 15 (TF 15) assigned to convoy escort duty between San Francisco, Hawaii, Samoa and the Fiji Islands . Raleigh steamed from Pago Pago on 3 November to search out and destroy four Japanese picket ships reportedly operating between the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Finding no trace of
330-549: A second hit Raleigh portside amidships. The cruiser took such a list to port that it appeared she might capsize. As crew jettisoned topside weight to keep her upright, her gunners helped to destroy five Japanese planes. Several of her crew were wounded, but none were killed. The next day, yard craft and Whitney came alongside to render assistance, and Raleigh was towed into the Navy Yard for repairs on 22 December. She departed Pearl Harbor on 21 February 1942 as an escort of
396-691: A steady routine of summer and winter fleet movements until February 1932, when she transited the Panama Canal for the first time, en route to the California ports of San Diego and San Francisco. After operating on the Pacific coast for the next two years, Whitney returned to the Caribbean in April 1934 and to Hampton Roads that June. However, her stay in the Atlantic was a brief one, for she was back on
462-574: A three-month overhaul. Joining TF 94 at Massacre Bay in the Aleutian Islands on 6 June, she suffered a casualty to her number two main engine while en route to Matsuwa Island . After repairs at Puget Sound, Raleigh departed Seattle on 22 June 1945, touched at San Pedro, California , thence proceeded via the Panama Canal to Hampton Roads and then to her new home port of Norfolk, Virginia. Calling at Annapolis , Maryland, on 1 July 1945, she conducted two midshipman training cruises, in
528-473: A token force. During the reign of King Kalākaua the United States was granted exclusive rights to enter Pearl Harbor and to establish "a coaling and repair station". Although this treaty continued in force until August 1898, the U.S. did not fortify Pearl Harbor as a naval base. As it had for 60 years, the shallow entrance constituted a formidable barrier against the use of the deep protected waters of
594-404: A top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). She was designed to provide a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), but was only capable of 8,460 nautical miles (15,670 km; 9,740 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) Raleigh ' s main armament went through many changes while she
660-611: Is that the tide of events rushes on to annexation to the United States." From the conclusion of the Civil War , to the purchase of Alaska , to the increased importance of the Pacific states, the projected trade with countries in Asia and the desire for a duty-free market for Hawaiian staples, Hawaiian trade expanded. In 1865, the North Pacific Squadron was formed to embrace the western coast and Hawaii. Lackawanna in
726-821: The Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral Edward W. Eberle , along with the Commanders in Chief of the United States Fleet and Battle Fleet , and their subordinate commanding officers, the Secretary of the Navy , Curtis D. Wilbur , ordered that all mines and the tracks for laying the mines be removed from all of the Omaha -class cruisers, the working conditions had been found to be very "wet". Another change made before
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#1732772844761792-536: The Hawaiians . Puʻuloa was regarded as the home of the shark goddess, Kaʻahupahau, and her brother (or son), Kahiʻuka, in Hawaiian legends. According to tradition, Keaunui , the head of the powerful Ewa chiefs, is credited with cutting a navigable channel near the present Puʻuloa saltworks, by which he made the estuary, known as "Pearl River", accessible to navigation. Making due allowance for legendary amplification,
858-569: The New Hebrides on 10 September, she arrived at Espiritu Santo on the 12th and conducted her vital labors there until 27 October, when she received orders sending her to Purvis Bay in the Solomons. From late October 1943 through late May 1944, Whitney serviced many types of ships and craft at Purvis Bay, Tulagi, before she returned, via Noumea, to Australian waters on 23 June 1944. Back in business in early July, Whitney reached Manus, in
924-639: The New York Navy Yard on 26 February 1924, to finish her fitting out. She left on 16 April, for her shakedown cruise off of the Virginia Capes . She finished her final building yard alterations at Quincy, on 24 June. Raleigh then transferred to Provincetown , Massachusetts, where she stayed until 30 July, when she joined the Light Cruiser Division, Scouting Fleet , in northern European waters for duty in connection with
990-516: The Norfolk Navy Yard , arriving on 13 May. Raleigh was next assigned to Flotilla One, Destroyer Squadron, US Battle Force. Clearing Norfolk on 16 August, she trained at Guantanamo Bay and then arrived at her new base of San Diego on 5 September. In early 1939, she participated in the fleet problem in the Caribbean, returning to San Diego in May to resume coastal operations. Next assigned to
1056-525: The Panama Canal for Corinto , Nicaragua. Raleigh arrived on 5 February, and on 19 February, along with her sister ship Milwaukee , landed the Marines , who were needed to deal with the bandit-plagued countryside. The cruiser stood by for possible assistance until 23 March, when she returned to Boston, and resumed Atlantic coastal operations. During the spring of 1928, Raleigh operated off
1122-593: The Spanish Civil War where she would serve until 1938, when she would be transferred to the Pacific. This led her to be fatefully moored in Pearl Harbor at berth F-12 on the morning of 7 December 1941 , where she took a torpedo in her No.2 boiler room and claimed five victories with her anti-aircraft batteries with no loss of life. Raleigh was ordered on 29 August 1916, and contracted to be built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 's Fore River Shipyard , Quincy, Massachusetts , 21 August 1917. Her keel
1188-688: The United States Army Air Service 's " World Flight ". After calling at ports in Norway, Denmark, and Scotland, she took up her reconnaissance station on 31 July, off Hvalfjörður , Iceland. On 10 August, she shifted her station to the east coast of Greenland . Upon completion of her duty with the flight operations, on 3 September, she set sail for the Boston Navy Yard , for voyage repairs. Raleigh set out from Boston Harbor, on 16 October 1924, for maneuvers again off of
1254-549: The "New Navy." This article contains content in the public domain This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This World War II article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu , Hawaii, west of Honolulu . It
1320-486: The Admiralties, on 3 July, and remained there for a month, providing tender services. She then shifted to Espiritu Santo, arriving there on 10 August. She subsequently touched at Macquitti Bay , Russell Islands ; and Guadalcanal , before returning to Espiritu Santo on 29 August. After operating again out of Purvis Bay and Manus, Whitney arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, on 23 January 1945. However, her stay in port
1386-608: The Atlantic Fleet and soon thereafter commenced a routine of following the fleet south for the winter, operating out of such ports as Gonaives, Haiti, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She first visited the Panama Canal Zone in February 1926 and returned to Hampton Roads in the spring. During the more temperate months of the year, Whitney operated from ports along the eastern seaboard of the United States. She followed
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#17327728447611452-489: The California coast and in Hawaiian waters, returning to Boston on 26 June to prepare for European duty. Departing on 17 August, she steamed for Hampton Roads , Va., where, on 15 September, she relieved Detroit as flagship of Vice Admiral John H. Dayton , commander, Naval Forces, Europe. After touching at Boston, Raleigh made diplomatic calls to many principal European ports before returning to Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 4 September 1929. The next day, she hauled down
1518-533: The Hawaiian Detachment, Raleigh steamed for Pearl Harbor on 5 October. As the flagship of Destroyer Flotilla One, she engaged in fleet maneuvers which took her from the central Pacific to the California coast. Raleigh was moored at berth F-12, on the east side of the north channel at Pearl Harbor , when the Japanese made their surprise attack. In the first attack wave a torpedo passed ahead and
1584-474: The Navy and the Air Force merged their two nearby bases; Pearl Harbor joined with Hickam Air Force Base to create Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam . In December 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a joint visit to Pearl Harbor with US President Barack Obama . This trip marked the 75th anniversary of the attack and was the first official visit by a sitting Japanese leader. On December 4, 2019,
1650-796: The Near Islands and covering the southern approach to Kiska. Raleigh participated in the bombardment of Kiska on 2 August, blasting targets in Gertrude Cove, and shelled enemy positions again on 12 August, before heading for San Francisco and overhaul. Raleigh stood out of San Francisco Bay on 15 September and resumed support of operations in the Aleutians, sweeping the ocean from Kiska to west of Attu. As part of TG 94.6, she steamed from Massacre Bay , Attu on 1 February 1944 to bombard enemy installations in Kurabu Zaki, Paramushiru in
1716-512: The Northern Kuriles . In the early morning darkness of 4 February, she took her bombardment station off that enemy shore to blast an area where two dual-purpose batteries were located. She also took an airfield under fire, destroying a hangar and several barracks buildings. Her gunners also scored hits on a small merchant ship anchored inshore. After touching at Attu on 5 February, Raleigh returned to Puget Sound Navy Yard on 1 March for
1782-529: The Pacific coast that autumn, reflecting growing American concern about the naval challenge to the United States in the Pacific resulting from the expansionist aspirations of Japan. After repairs at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in December 1934, Whitney visited Port Angeles, Washington , in May 1935, supporting destroyers taking part in Fleet Problem XVI , the fleet maneuvers conducted that year in
1848-600: The Panama Canal again in January 1939 and operated briefly out of Bahía Limón , Canal Zone. After participating in Fleet Problem XX , Whitney returned through the canal to the west coast, reaching San Diego in May. Following the movement of the fleet to Hawaii that had begun upon conclusion of Fleet Problem XXI in April 1940, Whitney made another trip there in the autumn of that year. The destroyer tender performed her vital but unglamorous duties at Pearl Harbor into
1914-754: The US Fleet, transited the Panama Canal, touched at Charleston, South Carolina, and entered the Norfolk Navy Yard on 15 June for overhaul. As Raleigh repaired in the Norfolk Navy Yard, Squadron 40-T, a special temporary squadron, was organized for duty in Spanish waters to evacuate American nationals from the Spanish Civil War areas. Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield broke his flag in Raleigh at Norfolk on 17 September 1936. The next day,
1980-611: The United States for Commerce and Seamen" was appointed to look after American business in the Port of Honolulu . These commercial ties to the American continent were accompanied by the work of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions . American missionaries and their families became an integral part of the Hawaiian political body. Throughout the 1820s and 1830s, many American warships visited Honolulu. In most cases,
2046-1033: The Virginia Capes. This was followed by operations and battle problems off Panama , California, and the Hawaiian Islands . Steaming from Honolulu , on 10 June 1925, she docked at San Diego , with the Scouting Fleet, before her return to the Boston Navy Yard, on 13 July. Raleigh would continue to operate out of Boston, for the next two years, spending most of the winter months with the Scouting Force in Cuban and Panamanian waters. Raleigh sailed from Boston Harbor, on 1 February 1927. She embarked two detachments of Marines at Charleston , South Carolina. After first participating in maneuvers at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, she transited
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2112-557: The air defense of Hawaii, for American commanders thought the Japanese would attack either Wake Island or the Philippines and had no understanding of the capabilities and proper employment of air power. As it was, had the Pacific Fleet acted on the war warnings, it undoubtedly would have sortied and been at sea on December 7, where the major ships would have been sunk in deep water, making salvage impossible. Shortly after
2178-462: The area shortly after 0945, jittery gunners, uncertain of the nationality of any planes appearing overhead, fired accidentally at American aircraft throughout the day, Whitney logging firings at 1105 and 2110. After the Japanese left, Whitney received orders to remain at anchor. At 1335, the tender sent over five lengths of hose and two submersible pumps to Raleigh , then fighting for survival where she had been torpedoed alongside Ford Island early in
2244-670: The attack. With no wounded on board, Whitney ' s doctors assisted in handling casualties on board Solace moored nearby. Over the next few months, Whitney performed her vital tender services at Pearl Harbor, before she took on a cargo of ammunition, torpedoes, fuel, and supplies in late April 1942 and departed Hawaiian waters on the 18th of that month bound for the Tonga Islands . Ultimately arriving at Tongatabu on 29 May 1942, Whitney operated at that port, providing services to destroyers and other combatant ships through midsummer. Departing Tongatabu on 16 August, nine days after
2310-611: The autumn and returned to San Diego in November 1936. With Fleet Problem XVIII during the spring of 1937, Whitney joined the fleet train in voyaging directly to Pearl Harbor in April. She remained in Hawaiian waters only a month, though, before she returned to San Diego following the Battle Force vs. augmented Scouting Force exercises. The destroyer tender followed the same routine the following year, visiting Pearl Harbor in May 1938, as part of Fleet Problem XIX . Whitney transited
2376-581: The commanding officers carried letters from the U.S. Government giving advice on governmental affairs and of the relations of the island nation with foreign powers. In 1841, the newspaper Polynesian , printed in Honolulu, advocated that the U.S. establish a naval base in Hawaii for the protection of American citizens engaged in the whaling industry. The British Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Crichton Wyllie , remarked in 1840 that, "... my opinion
2442-482: The cruiser steamed independently for Gibraltar, arriving on 27 September. Kane , Hatfield and USCGC Cayuga , in company with Raleigh , initially comprised the squadron. Together, the ships saved hundreds of Americans and other nationals from the dangers of the war in Spain. Omaha relieved Raleigh at Villefranche on 28 April 1938, and two days later, Raleigh headed for Hampton Roads for overhaul in
2508-597: The deck over the machinery spaces and steering gear had one and a half inches of armor. The gun turrets were not armored and only provided protection against muzzle blast . Raleigh carried two floatplanes aboard that were stored on the two catapults. Initially these were Vought VE-9s , then Vought UO-1s , the ship then operated Curtiss SOC Seagulls from 1935, and Vought OS2U Kingfishers after 1940. During her career Raleigh went through several armament changes. Some of these changes were to reduce weight, but others were to increase her AA armament. On 8 September 1926,
2574-560: The desire for the United States to have a permanent presence in the Pacific both contributed to the decision. Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the United States Navy established a base on the island in 1899. On December 7, 1941, the base was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy airplanes and midget submarines, causing the American entry into World War II . There was no meaningful plan for
2640-471: The devastating Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, two American military commanders, Lt. Gen. Walter Short and Adm. Husband Kimmel , were demoted of their full ranks. The two American commanders later sought to restore their reputations and full ranks. Over the years, Pearl Harbor remained a main base for the US Pacific Fleet after World War II along with Naval Base San Diego . In 2010,
2706-614: The eight guns in the tiered casemates so that she would have an eight gun broadside and, due to limited arcs of fire from the casemate guns, four to six guns firing fore or aft. Her secondary armament consisted of two 3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft (AA) guns in single mounts. Raleigh was initially built with the capacity to carry 224 mines , but these were removed early in her career to make way for more crew accommodations. She also carried two triple and two twin, above-water, torpedo tube mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes . The triple mounts were fitted on either side of
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2772-472: The enemy, she touched at Pearl Harbor from 13 to 17 November, then steamed independently to Dutch Harbor , Unalaska , Aleutians , arriving on 24 November. The following months were spent searching for enemy ships carrying reinforcements in the Rat and Near Islands and escorting troop and supply ships between Dutch Harbor and Kulak Bay. Raleigh put to sea on 10 January 1943, with Task Group 8.6 (TG 8.6) to cover
2838-422: The estuary already had an outlet for its waters where the present gap is; but Keaunui is typically given the credit for widening and deepening it. During the early nineteenth century, Pearl Harbor was not used for large ships due to its shallow entrance. The United States' interest in the Hawaiian Islands grew as a result of its whaling, shipping and trading activity in the Pacific. As early as 1820, an "Agent of
2904-467: The five destroyers. Whitney sailors witnessed the beginning of the Japanese attack and at 0800 the ship went to general quarters . A minute later, the first Japanese plane passed over the Whitney nest, strafing as it came. Within five minutes of the general alarm, Whitney had unlimbered her .50-caliber machine guns. At 0809, she began to make preparations to get underway, and began issuing supplies to
2970-492: The flag of Vice Admiral Dayton. Raleigh then rejoined Cruiser Division 3 (CruDiv 3) of the Scouting Force, operating for the next few years out of Boston for battle practice, maneuvers, and port calls. Based at San Diego, California, on 15 August 1933, she trained off the California coast, with occasional runs to the Caribbean , as well as to Alaskan and Hawaiian waters. She departed San Diego on 27 April 1936 in company with
3036-562: The following year was assigned to cruise among the islands, "a locality of great and increasing interest and importance". This vessel surveyed the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands toward Japan. As a result, the United States claimed Midway Island . The Secretary of the Navy was able to write in his annual report of 1868, that in November 1867, 42 American flags flew over whaleships and merchant vessels in Honolulu to only six of other nations. This increased activity caused
3102-627: The inner harbor. The United States and the Hawaiian Kingdom signed the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 as supplemented by Convention on December 6, 1884. This treaty was ratified in 1887. On January 20, 1887, the United States Senate allowed the Navy the exclusive right to maintain a coaling and repair station at Pearl Harbor. (The US took possession on November 9 that year). The Spanish–American War of 1898 and
3168-540: The islands and to the mainland aboard U.S. warships were arranged for members of the Hawaiian royal family and important island government officials. When King Lunalilo died in 1873, negotiations were underway for the cession of Pearl Harbor as a port for the duty-free export of sugar to the U.S. With the election of King Kalākaua in March 1874, a riot prompted landing of sailors from USS Tuscarora and Portsmouth . The British warship, HMS Tenedos , also landed
3234-537: The northern Pacific from the coast of Alaska to the vicinity of Hawaii. During Fleet Problem XVI , Whitney also visited Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and made her first voyage to Pearl Harbor, Oahu. Back at San Diego in June, Whitney remained on the west coast for a year before heading for the east coast in June 1936, following Fleet Problem XVII. She subsequently tended the Battle Fleet's destroyers at Balboa, Canal Zone, in
3300-402: The occupation of Amchitka Island . On 12 January, she conducted patrols off Amchitka, with infrequent sweeps off Kiska with her task group. Detached from the group on 10 February, she convoyed ships between Dutch Harbor and Kulak Bay, then entered Puget Sound Navy Yard on 23 March for repairs. Sailing on 22 April, she arrived Adak on the 28th and joined TG 16.6, patrolling the approaches to
3366-513: The onset of WWII to the end of WWII. "Ernie" doubled as a 6-pounder Hotchkiss gunner for his on-deck duties. Ernest Quetschke returned home to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio after the war ended. The ship was named for William Collins Whitney . He received his higher education at Yale and Harvard and settled in New York City to practice law. As corporation counsel of that city between 1875 and 1882, Whitney completely reorganized and simplified
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#17327728447613432-634: The permanent assignment of at least one warship to Hawaiian waters. It also praised Midway Island as possessing a harbor surpassing Honolulu's. In the following year, Congress approved an appropriation of $ 50,000 on March 1, 1869, to deepen the approaches to this harbor. After 1868, when the Commander of the Pacific Fleet visited the islands to look after American interests, naval officers played an important role in internal affairs. They served as arbitrators in business disputes, negotiators of trade agreements and defenders of law and order. Periodic voyages among
3498-434: The right to maintain a repair and coaling station for ships here in 1887. The surprise attack on the harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941, led the United States to declare war on the Empire of Japan , marking the United States' entry into World War II . Pearl Harbor was originally an extensive shallow embayment called Wai Momi (meaning 'Waters of Pearl') or Puʻuloa (meaning 'long hill') by
3564-543: The ships alongside, most in "coldiron" status with dead machinery plants due to their upkeep status. A minute later, Whitney began firing her heavier 3-inch antiaircraft guns at the Japanese attacker's aircraft. Whitney began issuing ammunition and ordnance stores to the destroyers alongside at 0830, securing steam devices to those ships at about the same time. At 1000, shortly after the attack ended, Reid and Selfridge got underway, followed much later by Case , Tucker , and Conyngham . Although all Japanese planes had cleared
3630-418: The start of Operation Watchtower , the invasion of the Solomons and the first American amphibious assault of the war, Whitney arrived in Noumea , New Caledonia, on the 20th. She was based there during the critical period in the Solomons operations and provided battle-damage repairs and tender upkeep services to numerous destroyers, enabling them to return quickly to action and help the United States Navy to gain
3696-420: The summer of 1941. She departed Hawaiian waters on 20 August, proceeded to the west coast, and touched at San Diego and Long Beach before returning to Oahu on 18 September. At Pearl Harbor, the destroyers Tucker , Conyngham , Reid , Case , and Selfridge were moored alongside Whitney at berths X-8 and X-8S. The destroyer tender was providing steam, electricity, as well as flushing and fresh water to
3762-477: The upper deck , aft of the aircraft catapults , and the twin mounts were one deck lower on either side, covered by hatches in the side of the hull. The ship lacked a full-length waterline armor belt . The sides of her boiler and engine rooms and steering gear were protected by three inches of armor. The transverse bulkheads at the end of her machinery rooms were one and a half inches (38 mm) thick forward and three inches thick aft. The conning tower and
3828-417: The upper hand. Very much in need of an overhaul for herself and rest and recreation for her crew, Whitney departed Noumea, headed for Australian waters, and reached Sydney on 23 April for a fortnight's stay. Returning to Noumea on 8 May, Whitney repaired over the next few months and kept in operation many units of the hard-pressed destroyer forces which were fighting for the northern Solomons . Heading for
3894-435: The war was to increase the 3-inch guns to eight, all mounted in the ship's waist. After 1940 the lower aft 6-inch guns were removed and the casemates plated over for the same reason as the lower torpedo mounts. The ship's anti-aircraft armament were augmented by three twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns along with eight 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons by the end of the war. Raleigh shifted from Quincy to
3960-410: The work of his department, thus saving taxpayers thousands of dollars annually. After becoming United States Secretary of the Navy in the cabinet of President Grover Cleveland in 1885, Whitney proved to be a powerful advocate of naval expansion, desiring that the warships of the United States Navy be equal to the best in the world. Under his administration, that service made progress towards becoming
4026-409: Was 7,500 long tons (7,620 t) and 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) at full load . Her crew, during peace time, consisted of 29 officers and 429 enlisted men. Raleigh was powered by four Curtis steam turbines geared steam turbines , each driving one screw , using steam generated by 12 Yarrow boilers . The engines were designed to produce 90,000 shaft horsepower (67,000 kW) and reach
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#17327728447614092-440: Was being designed. Originally she was to be mounted by ten 6-inch (150 mm)/53 caliber guns; two on either side at the waist, with the remaining eight mounted in tiered casemates on either side of the fore and aft superstructures. After the United States entry into World War I the US Navy worked alongside the Royal Navy and it was decided to mount four 6-inch/53 caliber guns in two twin gun turrets fore and aft and keep
4158-416: Was brief, for she got underway again in four days, bound for the Philippines. Reaching San Pedro Bay, off the island of Leyte, on the last day of January 1945, Whitney remained in those waters through V-J Day in mid-August. After returning to San Diego, Whitney was decommissioned on 22 October 1946 and transferred to the custody of the Maritime Commission at Suisun Bay, California, on 21 November 1946. She
4224-480: Was laid on 16 August 1920, and launched on 25 October 1922, the cruiser was christened by Miss Jennie Proctor; and commissioned 6 February 1924, with Captain William C. Watts in command. Raleigh was 550 feet (170 metres) long at the waterline with an overall length of 555 feet 6 inches (169.32 metres), her beam was 55 feet 4 inches (16.87 metres) and a mean draft of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 metres). Her standard displacement
4290-404: Was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States , before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 . Much of the harbor and surrounding lands are now a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet . The U.S. government first obtained exclusive use of the inlet and
4356-404: Was struck from the Navy list on 22 January 1947 and sold for scrap to the Dulien Ship Products firm on 18 March 1948. Dallas police detective Jim Leavelle , who became renowned for escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby , served aboard the Whitney and was on board during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Machinist Mate 1st Class Ernest L. Quetschke served on Whitney from
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