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| − | |builder=[[D. & W. Henderson | + | |builder=[[D. & W. Henderson & Company|D. & W. Henderson]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 132}} |
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==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
| − | Launched at Glasgow by [[D. & W. Henderson | + | Launched at Glasgow by [[D. & W. Henderson & Company|D. & W. Henderson]] on 13 June, 1890 and named ''Scindia''.{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 132}} |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Eugene Winslow Watson|nick=Eugene W. Watson|appt=30 April, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 6}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Eugene Winslow Watson|nick=Eugene W. Watson|appt=30 April, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 6}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James Madison Miller|nick=James M. Miller|appt=23 December, 1899{{USOfficerReg1900|p. 12}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James Madison Miller|nick=James M. Miller|appt=23 December, 1899{{USOfficerReg1900|p. 12}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Joseph Warren Bettens|nick=Joseph W. Bettens|appt=3 August, 1920{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 66-67}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Joseph Warren Bettens|nick=Joseph W. Bettens|appt=3 August, 1920{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 66-67}}}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Ralph Cutler Needham|nick=Ralph C. Needham|appt=c. 1923{{USOfficerReg1924|pp. 28, 29}}|end=1924|note=also Commanding [[Submarine Division 18]]}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Albert Cushing Read|nick=Albert C. Read|appt=24 June, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 26-27}}|end=1925|succBy=Vessel Decommissioned|note=also commanding [[Air Squad 20]]}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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name=Ajax | name=Ajax | ||
hullno=AC-14 | hullno=AC-14 | ||
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purchased=12 5 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 132}} | purchased=12 5 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 132}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:46, 23 April 2020
| U.S.S. Ajax (1890) | |
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| Hull Number: | AC-14 |
| Builder: | D. & W. Henderson[1] |
| Purchased: | 12 May, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 13 Jun, 1890[3] |
| Commissioned: | 21 May, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 8 Jul, 1925 |
| Stricken: | 8 Jul, 1925 |
| Sold: | 14 Aug, 1925 |
U.S.S. Ajax was a collier purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898.
Construction
Launched at Glasgow by D. & W. Henderson on 13 June, 1890 and named Scindia.[5]
Service
Commissioned under the name Scindia on 21 May, 1898.[6]
Renamed Ajax on 1 January, 1900.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Eugene W. Watson, 30 April, 1898[7]
- Commander James M. Miller, 23 December, 1899[8]
- Lieutenant Joseph W. Bettens, 3 August, 1920[9]
- Lieutenant Ralph C. Needham, c. 1923[10] – 1924 (also Commanding Submarine Division 18)
- Commander Albert C. Read, 24 June, 1924[11] – 1925 (also commanding Air Squad 20)
Armament
1898
- two 3-inch
- two 6-pounders
1918
- four 6-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 66-67.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 28, 29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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