Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
USS Delaware
(BB-28)
— The Dreadnought —
Photographed By Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022
1. USS Delaware Marker
Displacement - 22,000 tons full load
Length - 518 feet, 9 inches / Beam - 85 feet, 2.5 inches
Laid down - November 11, 1907
Launched - February 6, 1909
Commissioned - April 4, 1910
Decommissioned - November 10, 1923 Stripped of war capability & scrapped - February 5, 1924
Complement - 55 Officers / 872 Enlisted Men
Speed - 21 knots / 4-cylinder triple expansion reciprocating engines / 25,000 horsepower
Main Battery -Ten 12-inch Breech Loading Rifles / Fourteen 5-inch Rapid Fire Guns
Secondary Battery - Two 3-pound Semi-automatic Guns / Two 3-inch Field Guns/ Four 1-pound Semi-automatic Guns / Two 30-Caliber Machine Guns / Two 21-inch Torpedo Tubes Submerged
USS Delaware bell - 888 lbs.
Nameplate - 333 lbs.
The USS Delaware bell and nameplate are on loan from The United States Naval History & Heritage Command. Photographs courtesy of The United States Naval History & Heritage Command.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 6, 1909.
Location. 39° 9.476′ N, 75° 31.211′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of M.L.K. Jr Boulevard North and Legislative Avenue, on the right when traveling west on M.L.K. Jr Boulevard North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 MLK Jr Blvd N, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Delaware Public Archives (a few steps from this marker); Legislative Hall: Delaware's Capitol Building (within shouting distance of this marker); We hold in respectful memory… (within shouting distance of this marker); The Women of the Delaware Women's Military Service Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Women's Service Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The First State Heritage Park of Dover (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Women's Suffrage Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Afghanistan-Iraq Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022
2. USS Delaware Marker
Photographed By Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022
3. USS Delaware Bell
Located a few feet away from the marker, this bell is the one described in it.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
