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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Buffalo''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Buffalo''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] acquired and converted for use by the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Buffalo'' was commissioned on 22 September, 1898 with Lieutenant Commander [[Joseph Newton Hemphill|Joseph N. Hemphill]] in command. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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* {{LCommUS}} [[Joseph Newton Hemphill|Joseph N. Hemphill]], 22 September, 1898|precBy=New Command | |||
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| U.S.S. Buffalo (1893) | |
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| Hull Number: | AD-8 |
| Builder: | Newport News[1] |
| Purchased: | 11 Jul, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 31 May, 1893[3] |
| Completed: | Aug, 1893[4] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Sep, 1898[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 15 Nov, 1922 |
| Stricken: | 27 May, 1927 |
| Sold: | Sep, 1927 |
U.S.S. Buffalo was one of five Prairie Class auxiliary cruisers acquired and converted for use by the U.S. Navy.
Service
Buffalo was commissioned on 22 September, 1898 with Lieutenant Commander Joseph N. Hemphill in command.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Joseph N. Hemphill, 22 September, 1898|precBy=New Command
See Also
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