U.S.S. Scorpion (1896)

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U.S.S. Scorpion (1898)
Hull Number: PY-3
Builder: Robins Dry Dock Company[1]
Purchased: 7 April, 1898[2]
Launched: 1896[3]
Commissioned: 11 April, 1898[4]
Decommissioned: 27 October, 1927[5]
Stricken: 23 March, 1929[6]
Sold: 25 June, 1929[7]
Fate: Broken up
U.S.S. Scorpion was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.

Construction

Service

Scorpion served as station ship at Constantinople from 1908 through 1927.[8][9]

At the end of 1910 Scorpion had been sent to a private yard in Trieste for repairs, and her condition was thought poor enough to require a special inspection by a board of survey assembled for the purpose.[10]

Upon America's entry into the First World War, Scorpion was interned at Constantinople from 15 November, 1917 until 9 November, 1918.[11][12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

[32]

1898

  • four 5-inch/40 caliber
  • six 6-pounders

1899

  • two 4-inch/40 caliber
  • six 6-pounders

1910

  • four 6-pounders

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  2. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  3. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  4. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  5. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
  6. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
  7. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
  8. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  9. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
  10. "Survey of the Scorpion". Army and Navy Register. 14 January, 1911. Vol. XLIX. No. 1,621. p. 11.
  11. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  12. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
  13. Register of Officers, 1900. p. 16.
  14. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
  15. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 22.
  16. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
  17. Register of Officers, 1906. p. 18.
  18. Register of Officers, 1907. p. 18.
  19. Register of Officers, 1909. p. 18.
  20. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 20.
  21. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 20.
  22. Register of Officers, 1912. p. 20.
  23. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 18.
  24. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 18.
  25. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 18.
  26. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 20.
  27. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 20.
  28. Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
  29. Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 22-23.
  30. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 36-37.
  31. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 36-37.
  32. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Scorpion