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The fourth USS Florida (BM-9) was an Arkansas-class monitor in the United States Navy.

Florida was launched November 30, 1901 by Lewis Nixon , Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss S. Wood; and commissioned June 18, 1903, with Commander J. C. Fremont in command.

Serving with the Coast Squadron , Florida trained midshipmen on summer cruises, and operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean waters. She participated in the Presidential Naval Review in Oyster Bay, Long Island, held by Theodore Roosevelt on September 3, 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t, and 4 days later reported to the Naval AcademyThe United States Naval Academy or USNA is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy. Its campus is located in Annapolis, Maryland, on the banks of the Severn River. Students at the Naval Academy are referred to for regular service as a practice ship. She was placed in reserve September 11September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). There are 111 days remaining. It is usually the first day of the Coptic calendar (in the period 1900 to 2099 A. The terms "September 11" and "9/11" have been widely used in the Western media, 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t but returned to full commission between June 7June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. Events 1099 Beginning of Siege of Jerusalem (1099) 1494 Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the and August 30August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. Events 1574 Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master 1813 Battle of Kulm French forces defeated by Austrian- Prussian- Russian alliance, 1907Events January events January 6 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). January 14 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than a 1,000 January 23 Charles Curtis for a midshipmanFor the fishes called midshipman, see Midshipman fish In the navies of English-speaking countries, a midshipman is a low-ranking commissioned officer, usually the lowest rank. In the Royal Navy, the rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks. It is the cruise, and between May 21May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). There are 224 days remaining. Events 996 Sixteen year old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1674 John Sobieski is elected by the nobility to be the King of Poland. and June 19, 1908 for participation in ordnance experiments.

On July 1, 1908 Florida was renamed Tallahassee to free the State name for assignment to a battleship. On August 1, 1910 she was placed in commission in reserve and began a regular schedule of ordnance experimentation and occasional duty in the Panama Canal Zone and Norfolk area as a submarine tender. During World War I she served as submarine tender in the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and Bermuda areas and on September 30, 1919 entered Charleston Navy Yard where she was decommissioned on December 3, 1918. Tallahassee was assigned to the 6th Naval District as a reserve training ship from February 19, 1920, serving in commissioned status from September 3, 1920 to March 24, 1922.

Tallahassee was redesignated as IX-16 on July 20, 1921 and decommissioned for the final time on March 24, 1922. She was sold on July 25, 1922 to Ammunition Products Corporation , of Washington, DC

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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.