Charles Frederick Hughes
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Charles Frederick Hughes was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1927 to 1930.
ADM Charles F. Hughes portrait
Admiral Hughes with Rear Admiral C.P. Plunkett
USS Birmingham (CL-2)
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USS Birmingham, named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a Chester-class scout cruiser, reclassified a light cruiser in 1920. Entering service in 1908, the ship became known for the first airpla
Charles Frederick Hughes
…During a tour of duty as recorder for the Board of Inspection and Survey between 1909 and 1911, he was promoted to commander. Hughes assumed command of USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2) in 1911 and plied the troubled waters along the Mexican gulf coast in that ship and, later, in command of USS Des Moines (Cruiser…
USS Birmingham (CS-2), 1908
Pilot Eugene Ely takes off from USS Birmingham, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 14 November 1910