| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Omaha |
| Pennant | CL 9 |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Feb 1920 |
| Launched | 29 Sep 1921 |
| Commissioned | 2 Jul 1923 |
| End service | 21 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 21 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Richmond (CL 9)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Clarkson Joel Bright, USN | 31 May 1939 | 29 May 1941 |
| 2 | Cdr. John Herbert Brown, Jr., USN | 29 May 1941 | 18 Jun 1942 (1) |
| 3 | T/Capt. Theodore Max Waldschmidt, USN | 18 Jun 1942 | 2 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | T/Capt. William Alexander Stewart Macklin, USN | 2 Aug 1943 | 27 Mar 1944 (1) |
| 5 | T/Capt. Harry LeRoy Thompson, Sr, USN | 27 Mar 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 (1) |
| 6 | T/Capt. John Henry Leppert, USN | 17 Aug 1945 | 21 Dec 1945 (1) |
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Notable events involving Richmond include:
13 Dec 1941
Around 1600R/13, the British light cruiser HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Balboa to escort the Norwegian transport Ferncliff (4333 GRT, built 1924) to the Galapagos Islands where the Americans were building a base on Seymour Island.
Around 1100R/14, the American light cruiser Richmond (Capt. J.H. Brown, Jr., USN) joined company followed around 1330R/14 by her sister ship Trenton (Capt. A.D. Struble, USN).
Around 0730RS/17, USS Trenton, USS Richmond and the Ferncliff were detached to Seymour Island. HMS Diomede set course to return to Balboa. USS Trenton rejoined her around 1430RS/17 and HMS Richmond did the same around 1600RS/17.
They arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone around 1700R/19. (2)
Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/009/04009.htm
- ADM 53/114128
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.