From the "Dictionary of American Naval fighting Ships"
The seventh
WASHINGTON (Armored Cruiser No.11) was laid down on 23 September 1903
at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Co., launched on 18 March
1905; sponsored by Miss Helen Stewart Wilson, daughter of United States
Senator John L. Wilson of Washington state; and commissioned at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard on 7 August 1906, Capt. James D. Adams in
command.
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On 9 November 1916, WASHINGTON was renamed SEATTLE (Retaining her classification as Armored Cruiser No. 11) |