U.S.S. Prairie (1890)
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U.S.S. Prairie (1890) | |
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Hull Number: | AD-5 |
Builder: | Cramp[1] |
Purchased: | 6 Apr, 1898[2] |
Launched: | 27 Sep, 1890[3] |
Commissioned: | 14 Apr, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 22 Nov, 1922[5] |
Sold: | 22 Jun, 1923[6] |
Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Prairie was one of five Prairie Class auxiliary cruisers acquired and converted for use by the U.S. Navy.
Service
Prairie was purchased by the Navy on 6 April, 1898 from the Southern Pacific Company, and commissioned on 8 April with Commander Charles J. Train in command.
Captains
- Commander Charles J. Train, 19 April, 1898[7]
- Commander Walter S. Crosley, 10 July, 1914[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 168.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 16.
Bibliography
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