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. 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. The total cost for the hull, machinery, armor and armament was $1,508,881.84.

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.

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)