U.S.S. Buccaneer (1888)
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U.S.S. Buccaneer (1888) | |
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Builder: | Atlantic Iron Works[1] |
Purchased: | 14 May, 1898[2] |
Launched: | 1888[3] |
Commissioned: | 13 June, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 12 September, 1898[5] |
Returned: | 12 September, 1898 |
Fate: | Unknown |
Construction
Service
Loaned to the U.S. Navy by William Randolph Hearst.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Augustus N. Mayer, 20 June, 1898[7]
Armament
- two 6-pounders
- four 2-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 11.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
Armed Yacht U.S.S. Buccaneer |