Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Dedicated to all who served on U.S.S. Richmond (CL-9)
1923-1945
Photographed by James Hulse, April 27, 2022
1. Dedicated to all who served on U.S.S. Richmond (CL-9) Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to all who served on U.S.S. Richmond (CL-9). Of the Omaha class scout cruisers, the U.S.S. Richmond, third ship bearing the Richmond name, spent her entire service in Atlantic and Pacific Ocean operational areas. During peaceful years she was frequently a cruiser division flagship and until 1941 flew the flag of Commander, Submarine Force. When World War II began, she was patrolling the eastern and central South Pacific performing the tasks intended by her designers. The flagship U.S.S. Richmond began firing in anger in the Aleutian area in early 1943 and played a significant role in turning back a superior Japanese force during the battle of the Komandorskis, March 26th 1943, a battle lasting 3 1/2 hours, the longest continuous gunnery duel in modern naval history.
Of the Omaha class scout cruisers, the U.S.S. Richmond, third ship bearing the Richmond name, spent her entire service in Atlantic and Pacific Ocean operational areas. During peaceful years she was frequently a cruiser division flagship and until 1941 flew the flag of Commander, Submarine Force. When World War II began, she was patrolling the eastern and central South Pacific performing the tasks intended by her designers. The flagship U.S.S. Richmond began firing in anger in the Aleutian area in early 1943 and played a significant role in turning back a superior Japanese force during the battle of the Komandorskis, March 26th 1943, a battle lasting 3 1/2 hours, the longest continuous gunnery duel in modern naval history.
Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 30° 16.351′ N, 98° 52.028′ W. Memorial is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Austin Street and North Washington Street. The marker is located in the central section of the WWII Veterans Memorial Courtyard which is a part of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 311 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Also see . . . USS Richmond (CL-9). Wikipedia (Submitted on November 26, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, April 27, 2022
2. The U.S.S. Richmond (CL-9) Marker
The marker is the sixth from the left of the markers.
Public Domain - US Navy, June 23, 1944
3. U.S.S. Richmond (CL-9)
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