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• The first Delaware was a 24-gun frigate built in 1776 and captured by the British in 1777.
• The second Delaware was a 20-gun ship purchased in 1798.
• The third Delaware was a 74-gun ship of the line, launched 1820 and burned in 1861.
• The fourth Delaware was a side-wheel steamer built in 1861 and decommissioned in 1865.
• The fifth Delaware was a screw steamer renamed from Piscataque in 1869.
• The sixth Delaware (BB-28) was a battleshipThis article is about a battleship as a type of warship. See also Battleship (game). Dreadnought redirects here. See also Workers' Dreadnought. In naval history, battleships were the most heavily armed and armored warships afloat. In the mid- 20th century commissioned in 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in and scrapped in 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu.