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The USS ''Nebraska'' off of New York City
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(US)
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4 July 1902
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7 October 1904
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1 July 1907
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2 July 1920
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Sold for scrap
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16,094 tons
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441 ft 3 in
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76 ft 2 in
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25 ft 10 in
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19 knots
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1,108 officers and enlisted
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4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns<br />8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns<br />12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns<br />24 × 1 pounders<br />4 x 30-cal machine guns<br />4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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The first , ex-''Pennsylvania'', was laid down by
Moran Brothers ,
Seattle, Washington ,
4 July 1902 ; launched
7 October 1904 ; sponsored by Miss
Mary N. Mickey , daughter of Governor
John H. Mickey of Nebraska; and commissioned
1 July 1907 , Captain
Reginald F. Nicholson in command.
After shakedown and alterations, the new battleship joined the "
Great White Fleet " at
San Francisco after
6 May 1908 , replacing
''Alabama'' (BB-8) .
Departing San Francisco
7 July 1908 , the Fleet visited
Honolulu ,
Hawaii ;
Auckland ,
New Zealand ;
Sydney and
Melbourne ,
Australia ;
Manila ,
Philippine Islands ;
Yokohama ,
Japan ; and
Colombo ,
Ceylon , arriving
Suez ,
Egypt ,
3 January 1909 . Departing
Messina ,
Italy , on the 9th, the Fleet visited
Naples , Italy, then
Gibraltar , arriving
Hampton Roads on
22 February where President
Theodore Roosevelt reviewed the fleet as it passed into the roadstead.
''Nebraska'' continued duty with the
U.S. Atlantic Fleet . She attended the
Hudson-Fulton Celebration in 1910 and the
Louisiana Centennial during 1912. She earned the
Mexican Service Medal for operations at
Veracruz ,
Mexico , from
1 May to
21 June 1914 and
1 June to
13 October 1916 . After a period of reduced commissioned service, she was again placed in full commission
3 April 1917 .
When war was declared
6 April 1917 , ''Nebraska'' was undergoing repairs at the
Boston Navy Yard , attached to the 3rd Division,
Battleship Force , U.S. Atlantic Fleet. On
13 April 1917 she departed
Boston to engage in maneuvers and battle practice with the fleet in the
Chesapeake Bay area. She operated along the east coast, primarily training armed guard crews for American merchantmen, until entering the
Norfolk Navy Yard 15 April 1918 for repairs.
At Hampton Roads
16 May 1917 , she received on board the body of the late
Carlos M. DePena , Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
Uruguay , with full honors, departing Hampton Roads the same day and arriving
Montevideo 10 June in company with
''Pittsburgh'' (ACR-4) , flagship of the
Pacific Fleet . The Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, came on board for the ceremonies and the body of the late Uruguyan Minister to the United States was transferred with full honors. ''Nebraska'' departed Montevideo
15 June for home, arriving Hampton Roads
26 July .
The battleship departed New York
17 September 1917 as principal
Escort for a fast merchant
Convoy of 18 ships to an eastern Atlantic rendezvous, returning to Hampton Roads
3 October . ''Nebraska'' made two more convoy voyages in the Atlantic, returning from the latter
2 December to prepare for service in returning American troops from France.
''Nebraska'' made four voyages from the United States to
Brest ,
France , transporting 4,540 troops to and from the United States. On the first trip, she departed Hampton Roads
30 December 1918 , arrived Brest
11 January 1919 , and returned Newport News
28 January . The final voyage to return veterans from France ended when she arrived Newport News, Virginia,
21 June with 1,279 troops.
On
22 June 1919 ''Nebraska'' was detached from the transport service and shortly thereafter sailed to join Division 2, Squadron 1, U.S. Pacific Fleet, for operations along the west coast under command of Captain
P. N. Olmstead until she decommissioned
2 July 1920 .
In accordance with the
Washington Naval Treaty limiting naval armament, ''Nebraska'' was rendered incapable of further warlike service
9 November 1923 and sold for scrap a few weeks later.
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