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Conolly, Richard Lansing (Close-in), ADM USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Waukegan, IL
Last Address Jamaica Bay, NY
Date of Passing Mar 01, 1962
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Connecticut Class Battleship: Displacement 16,000 Tons, Dimensions, 455' 10" (oa) x 76' 10" x 26' 9" (Max). Armament 4 x 12"/45 8 x 8"/45, 12 x 7"/45 20 x 3"/50, 4 21" tt. Armor, 9" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 9" Conning Tower. Machinery, 16,500 HP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 18 Knots, Crew 881.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Fore River, Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA., May 4 1904. Launched August 31 1905. Commissioned March 4 1907. Decommissioned June 30 1920. Stricken November 10 1923.
Fate: Sold November 1 1923 and broken up for scrap.
