USS Florida (BM-9)

	USS Tallahassee (formerly USS Florida) tending to submarines K-5 and K-6 in Hampton Roads, 1916
History
United States
Name	Florida (1899–1908); Tallahassee (1908–1922);
Namesake	The State of Florida; Tallahassee, Florida;
Ordered	4 May 1898
Awarded	11 Oct 1898
Builder	Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Cost	$1,508,881.84
Laid down	23 January 1899
Launched	30 November 1901
Commissioned	18 June 1903
Decommissioned	24 March 1922
Renamed	Tallahassee, 1 July 1908
Identification	Hull symbol:M-9; Hull Symbol:BM-9, 17 July 1920; Hull symbol:IX-16, 20 July 1921;
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 25 July 1922
General characteristics
Type	Arkansas-class monitor
Displacement	3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (standard); 3,356 long tons (3,410 t) (full load);
Length	255 feet 1 inch (77.75 m) (overall); 252 ft (77 m) (waterline);
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (mean)
Installed power	4 × Mosher boilers; 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW); 2,336 ihp (1,742 kW) (on trials);
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple expansion engines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (design); 12.4 kn (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (on trial);
Complement	13 officers 209 men
Armament	2 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber breech-loading rifles (1×2); 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal guns (4×1); 3 × 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns;
Armor	Harvey armor; Side belt: 11–5 in (280–130 mm); Barbette: 11–9 in (280–230 mm); Gun turret: 10–9 in (250–230 mm); Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm); Conning tower: 8 in (200 mm);

USS Florida was an Arkansas-class monitor in the United States Navy.

Florida was ordered on 4 May 1898, and awarded to the Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey, on 11 October 1898.^[1] She was laid down 23 January 1899 and launched 30 November 1901 by Lewis Nixon and Arthur Leopold Busch, a marine engineer who worked at the Crescent Shipyard; sponsored by Miss S. Wood; and commissioned 18 June 1903, with Commander John Charles Frémont Jr., in command.^[2] The total cost for the hull, machinery, armor and armament was $1,508,881.84.^[3]

So that her name could be used for a new battleship, Florida was renamed Tallahassee in 1908 and was later assigned the hull number BM-9 in 1920. She was reclassified as IX-16 in 1921 and sold for scrap the following year.

^ Ships' Data 1914, pp. 52–53.
^ DANFS 2015.
^ Schmidt 1921, p. 744.

[FOOTNOTEShips'_Data191452–53-1] Ships' Data 1914, pp. 52–53.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-2] DANFS 2015.

[FOOTNOTESchmidt1921744-3] Schmidt 1921, p. 744.

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History
USS Tallahassee (formerly USS Florida) tending to submarines K-5 and K-6 in Hampton Roads, 1916
United States
Name	Florida (1899–1908) Tallahassee (1908–1922)
Namesake	The State of Florida Tallahassee, Florida
Ordered	4 May 1898
Awarded	11 Oct 1898
Builder	Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Cost	$1,508,881.84
Laid down	23 January 1899
Launched	30 November 1901
Commissioned	18 June 1903
Decommissioned	24 March 1922
Renamed	Tallahassee, 1 July 1908
Identification	Hull symbol:M-9 Hull Symbol:BM-9, 17 July 1920 Hull symbol:IX-16, 20 July 1921
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 25 July 1922
General characteristics
Type	Arkansas-class monitor
Displacement	3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (standard) 3,356 long tons (3,410 t) (full load)
Length	255 feet 1 inch (77.75 m) (overall) 252 ft (77 m) (waterline)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (mean)
Installed power	4 × Mosher boilers 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW) 2,336 ihp (1,742 kW) (on trials)
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple expansion engines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (design) 12.4 kn (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (on trial)
Complement	13 officers 209 men
Armament	2 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber breech-loading rifles (1×2) 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal guns (4×1) 3 × 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns
Armor	Harvey armor Side belt: 11–5 in (280–130 mm) Barbette: 11–9 in (280–230 mm) Gun turret: 10–9 in (250–230 mm) Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm) Conning tower: 8 in (200 mm)