The third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state, she was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 17 September 1912 with Captain Roy C. Smith in command.
The third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state, she was laid down on 25 January 1910 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 17 September 1912, Captain Roy C. Smith in command.