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Revision as of 22:25, 20 November 2014
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.[1]
Service
Commissioned under the name Scindia on 21 May, 1898.[2]
Renamed Ajax on 1 January, 1900.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Armament
1898
- two 3-inch
- two 6-pounders
1918
- four 6-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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| <– | U.S.S. Nanshan | Colliers (US) | U.S.S. Merrimac | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | U.S.S. Nanshan | Fuel Ships (US) | U.S.S. Merrimac | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
