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Contact Info
Last Address Baltimore, MD
Date of Passing Jan 27, 1948
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
rkansas Class Monitor: Displacement 3,225 tons. Dimensions: 225'x50' x12.5' according to blueprints from the BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, NAVY DEPARTMENT, dated 1898, provided by Gorden Gregson.Armament 1 dual 12/40, 4 single 4/50, 3 6-pound. Armor, Harvey: 5-11 inch belt, 9-11 inch barbettes, 9-10 inch turrets, 7.5 inch CT. Machinery, VTE engines, 4 boilers, 2 shafts, 2,400 hp, Speed, 12.5 Knots, Crew 220.
Operational and Building Data: Built by Newport News SB&DD, VA. Laid down 14 November 1899, launched 10 November 1900, commissioned 28 October 1902. Briefly served as a training ship at the Naval Academy, then operated with the fleet while making summer training cruises; assigned to the Naval Academy as a training ship starting 1906. Renamed Ozark on 2 March 1909. Loaned to the Washington DC Naval Militia 26 June 1910 to 6 March 1913. Outfitted as a submarine tender 1913 and thereafter operated as a part-time submarine tender, while also cruising with the fleet.
Fate: Decommissioned for disposal 20 August 1919. Designation BM 7 assigned 17 July 1920. Sold for scrapping 26 January 1922.
