U.S.S. Ajax (1898)

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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

[4]

  • two 3-inch
  • two 6-pounders

1918

[5]

  • four 6-pounders

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
  2. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
  3. Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 66-67.
  4. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
  5. 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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