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− | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Prairie''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Prairie''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] acquired and converted for use by the [[U.S. Navy]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | + | ''Prairie'' was purchased by the Navy on 6 April, 1898 from the Southern Pacific Company, and commissioned on 8 April with Commander [[Charles Jackson Train|Charles J. Train]] in command. | |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Prairie''" nat=US> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Prairie''" nat=US> | ||
+ | * {{CommUS}} [[Charles Jackson Train|Charles J. Train]], 8 April, 1898|precBy=New Command | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 30 November 2014
U.S.S. Prairie (1890) | |
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Hull Number: | AD-5 |
Builder: | Cramp[1] |
Purchased: | 6 Apr, 1898[2] |
Launched: | 27 Sep, 1890[3] |
Commissioned: | 14 Apr, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 22 Nov, 1922[5] |
Sold: | 22 Jun, 1923[6] |
Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Prairie was one of five Prairie Class auxiliary cruisers acquired and converted for use by the U.S. Navy.
Service
Prairie was purchased by the Navy on 6 April, 1898 from the Southern Pacific Company, and commissioned on 8 April with Commander Charles J. Train in command.
Captains
- Commander Charles J. Train, 8 April, 1898|precBy=New Command
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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