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''Dixie'' was converted to a cruiser and commissioned 19 April, 1898 under the command of Commander [[Charles Henry Davis|Charles H. Davis]]. | ''Dixie'' was converted to a cruiser and commissioned 19 April, 1898 under the command of Commander [[Charles Henry Davis, Jr.|Charles H. Davis, Jr.]]. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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* {{CommUS}} [[Charles Henry Davis|Charles H. Davis]], 19 April, 1898|precBy=New Command | * {{CommUS}} [[Charles Henry Davis, Jr.|Charles H. Davis, Jr.]], 19 April, 1898|precBy=New Command | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 30 November 2014
| U.S.S. Dixie (1892) | |
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| Hull Number: | AD-1 |
| Builder: | Newport News[1] |
| Purchased: | 15 Apr, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Oct, 1892[3] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Apr, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 30 Jun, 1922[5] |
| Sold: | 25 Sep, 1922[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Dixie was one of five Prairie Class auxiliary cruisers acquired and converted for use by the U.S. Navy.
Service
Dixie was converted to a cruiser and commissioned 19 April, 1898 under the command of Commander Charles H. Davis, Jr..
Captains
- Commander Charles H. Davis, Jr., 19 April, 1898|precBy=New Command
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