| 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 USS Richmond (Capt. J.H. Brown, Jr., USN) joined company followed around 1330R/14 by her sister ship USS 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)
26 Apr 1942
Around 1100M/26, in position 25°53'S, 179°45'E, HMAS Adelaide (Capt. H.A. Showers, RAN) turned over the escort duties of the troopship President Coolidge (American, 21936 GRT, built 1931) to USS Richmond (Capt. J.H. Brown, Jr., USN). (3)
Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/009/04009.htm
- ADM 53/114128
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Adelaide for April 1942 + War diary of USS Richmond for April 1942
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.