U.S.S. Stranger (1898)

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U.S.S. Stranger (1898)
Builder: William Cramp & Sons[1]
Purchased: 9 June, 1898[2]
Launched: 1880[3]
Commissioned: 30 June, 1898[4]
Stricken: 23 October, 1915[5]
Collision: 30 September, 1915[6]
Fate: New Orleans
U.S.S. Stranger was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.

Construction

Service

Stranger was loaned to the Louisiana Naval Militia in late 1898, remaining in their service until 30 September, 1915, when she was sunk after colliding with a dry dock in New Orleans during a hurricane. She was stricken on 23 October, 1915 and her further history is unknown.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

[9]

1898

  • one 14-pounder
  • two 6-pounders

1910

  • two 3-pounders

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  3. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  4. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  5. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  6. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  7. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
  8. ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 9.
  9. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Stranger
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