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Revision as of 02:19, 22 December 2014
| U.S.S. Yankton (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Ramage & Ferguson[1] |
| Purchased: | 20 May, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1893[3] |
| Commissioned: | 16 May, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 27 February, 1920[5] |
| Sold: | 20 October, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Mercantile Broken up 1930 |
U.S.S. Yankton was a yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Service
After sale into civilian service, Yankton was seized as a rum rummer in May 1923. She was broken up in Boston during 1930.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Commander James D. Adams, 3 May, 1898[8]
Armament
1898
- one 4-inch/40 caliber
- six 3-pounders
1910
- four 3-inch
1918
- two 3-inch/50 caliber
- two 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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