U.S.S. Kanawha (1896)
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U.S.S. Kanawha (1896) | |
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Builder: | Chas. L. Seabury Co.[1] |
Purchased: | 7 June, 1898[2] |
Launched: | 1896[3] |
Commissioned: | 26 July, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 8 October, 1898[5] |
Transferred: | 9 December, 1899[6] |
Fate: | to War Department[7] |
U.S.S. Kanawha was a yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Frank F. Fletcher, 26 July, 1898
Armament
- one 3-pounder
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
Armed Yacht U.S.S. Kanawha |