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...to be named, by act of Congress, in honor of the famous American Civil War sloop-of-war ''Kearsarge''. ...Winslow, daughter-in-law of Captain John A. Winslow, who had commanded the sloop ''Kearsarge'' during her famous battle with Alabama, and commissioned on 20

...9, and in February 1860 he was promoted commander in command of the paddle-sloop ''Vixen'' on the China station. He brought home and paid off this vessel in ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 24 May, 1881.{{G

...tates Naval Academy]] on 24 September, 1857. After graduating first in his class four years later, he served as an instructor at the Academy. In 1864, he be ...[Bureau of Navigation]] of the [[Navy Department]], he served in the screw sloop ''Congress''. He then commanded ''Alert'', practice ship ''Mayflower'', and

...the Channel Squadron. On 1 November he was appointed to the barque-rigged sloop {{UK-Egeria}} on the [[Australian Station]]. In early December he took pas <blockquote>Commander L, arrived from England and joined us at Zanzibar. He was an enormously fat man and joined with only the two top

...pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...e Star with clasp for the Battle of Toker, and the Medjidieh of the Fourth Class. His time in ''Linnet'' extended to mid 1889. In July, he was appointed t

...March, 1884, Lieutenant Vreeland began a three-year tour at sea aboard the sloop-of-war ''Hartford'', after which he was assigned for two years at the [[Bur ...til 24 August. He was detached from the ''Dolphin'' to serve aboard the {{US-Olympia|f=p}} on 6 November that same year, but was ordered to the U.S.S. '

...es Miraflores] in 1881. In May, 1883 he received command of the composite sloop ''Miranda'' on the Australian Station, and among his other duties on that s ...adron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]. He afterwards commanded the first-class cruiser [[H.M.S. Edgar (1890)|''Edgar'']] in the Mediterranean before takin

The September 1863 intake term added, for the first time, Second-Class Naval Cadetships, which had been authorized by new regulations distributed ...ths seniority, six months for a Second-Class pass, and nothing for a Third-Class. Naval Cadets were supposed to be discharged to a sea-going training ship

...October, 1880, he was appointed Acting {{SubRN}}, having obtained a First Class Certificate in Seamanship, with 940 marks. He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Ex <blockquote>He ruled us - one other sub-lieut., a clerk, & 7 midshipmen, as a benevolent autocrat,

|{{UK-Victoria|f=p}}||second class battleship||9 Apr, 1887||Rammed 22 Jun, 1893 |{{US-SaraThompson|f=p}}||oiler||1888||Sold 9 Aug, 1934

In order to avoid exaggerating the importance of any class of war-ship and to truly exhibit the functions it is called upon to perform ...ssor. As an example, the ''Vernon'' frigate may be compared with the third-class cruiser ''Pearl'' of nearly the same displacement.

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston

|{{US-Shearwater|f=p}}||armed yacht||1887||Sold 1898 |{{UK-1Bellona|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||29 Aug, 1890||Sold 1906

...P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P"]] and [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" class patrol boats]] for the [[Royal Navy]], as well as two monitors. |{{US-Celtic|f=p}}||supply ship||1 Nov, 1890||Sold 17 Jan, 1923

...as appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1861. ...e rank of {{LCommUS}} on 25 July, 1866, and survived the loss of the screw sloop ''Sacramento'' in the Bay of Bengal in 1867. He later served as Executive O

Five '''''Swatara'' class sloops''' were completed for the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] from 1874 {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...S. ''Mohican''''' was one of five [[Swatara Class Sloop (1873)|''Swatara'' Class screw sloops]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...lass Submarine (1901)|A class]] and three [[Viper Class Submarine (1906)|B class submarines]].{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}}

...''Quinnebaug''''' was one of five [[Swatara Class Sloop (1873)|''Swatara'' Class screw sloops]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Quinnebaug''" nat="US">

...S. ''Swatara''''' was one of five [[Swatara Class Sloop (1873)|''Swatara'' Class screw sloops]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Swatara''" nat="US">

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