U.S.S. Bancroft (1892)
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| U.S.S. Bancroft (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Samuel L. Moore & Sons[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 7 September, 1888[2] |
| Laid down: | February 1891[3] |
| Launched: | 30 April, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | 3 March, 1893[5] |
| Tranferred: | 30 June, 1906[6] |
| Fate: | Revenue Cutter Service |
U.S.S. Bancroft was a gunboat completed for the United States Navy in 1893.
Construction
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Commander Asa Walker, 3 March, 1893
- Commander John V. B. Bleecker, 31 July, 1896[7]
- Lieutenant Commander Conway H. Arnold, before 1 July, 1897[8] – December, 1897
- Commander Richardson Clover, 2 May, 1898[9]
- Lieutenant Commander Abraham E. Culver, 6 October, 1902[10] – after 1 January, 1905[11]
Armament
As Completed
- four 4-inch/40 caliber
- two 6-pounders
- two 3-pounders
- one 18-inch torpedo tube[14]
1903
- four 4-inch/40 caliber
- eight 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 164.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 10.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1897. p. 8.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 164.
- ↑ Silverstone lists one, Conways's lists two.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 68.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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