U.S.S. Leonidas (1898)
| U.S.S. Leonidas (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | AD-7 |
| Builder: | S. P. Austin & Sons[1] |
| Purchased: | 16 Apr, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Mar, 1898[3] |
| Commissioned: | 21 May, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 28 Nov, 1922[5] |
| Sold: | 6 Jun, 1922[6] |
U.S.S. Leonidas was a collier purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 that was subsequently converted into a survey ship and then to a tender for submarine chasers.
Construction
Originally named Elizabeth Holland by her builders, S. P. Austin & Sons of Sunderland, and launched on 23 March, 1898. She was purchased by the U.S. Navy from Samuel P. Holland of London on 16 April, 1898 and renamed Leonidas.[7] She crossed the Atlantic to be converted for collier duties at New York.
Service
Leonidas commissioned in New York on 21 May, 1898 with Commander William I. Moore in command.
From 3 May, 1912 through 1 April, 1914 Leonidas was converted into a survey ship.[8]
Leonidas was converted into a tender for submarine chasers in 1917.[9]
Sold on 6 June, 1922 to the Ammunition Products Corporation of Washington, D.C., she reverted to her original name of Elizabeth Holland. Her civilian career was short: she was broken up the same year.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander William I. Moore, 21 May, 1898[11] – before 1 January, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant Commander Robert C. Cocke, 3 December, 1914[13] – after 1 January, 1916[14]
- Lieutenant Commander Owen Hill, 10 August, 1916[15]
- Captain Charles P. Nelson, 7 January, 1918[16] – after 25 February, 1921[17]
Armament
As Completed
- two 3-pounders
1918
- one 6-inch/40 caliber
- two 3-inch/50 caliber
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 25 February, 1921 p. 17.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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