Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Battleship |
Class | Wyoming |
Pennant | BB 33 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 25 Jan 1910 |
Launched | 14 Jan 1911 |
Commissioned | 17 Sep 1912 |
End service | 29 Jul 1946 |
History | On 25 July 1946, the venerable battleship was sunk in Test "Baker" at Bikini. Decommissioned on 29 July 1946, Arkansas was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Arkansas (BB 33)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Capt. William Hubbel Pashley, USN | 1938 | 1940 |
2 | John Leslie Hall, Jr., USN | 1940 | 1941 |
3 | Capt. Carleton Fanton Bryant, USN | 1941 | 5 May 1943 |
4 | Capt. Frederick Gore Richards, USN | 5 May 1943 | Sep 1944 |
5 | T/Capt. George McFadden O'Rear, USN | Sep 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 |
6 | T/Capt. Wade de Weese, USN | 17 Aug 1945 |
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