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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Dixie''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Dixie''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] acquired and converted for use by the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Dixie'' was converted to a cruiser and commissioned 19 April, 1898 under the command of Commander [[Charles Henry Davis|Charles H. Davis]]. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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* {{CommUS}} [[Charles Henry Davis|Charles H. Davis]], 19 April, 1898|precBy=New Command | |||
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Revision as of 17:19, 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.
Captains
- Commander Charles H. Davis, 19 April, 1898|precBy=New Command
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