U.S.S. Sylph (1898)
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| U.S.S. Sylph (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | PY-5 |
| Builder: | Delaware River I. W.[1] |
| Purchased: | June 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1898[3] |
| Commissioned: | 18 August, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 27 April, 1929[5] |
| Stricken: | 29 April, 1929[6] |
| Sold: | 26 November, 1929[7] |
| Fate: | Mercantile Broken up 1958[8] |
U.S.S. Sylph was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Sylph was purchased from Delaware River Iron Works during construction and converted to an armed yacht.[9]
Service
In 1902 she began serving as a Presidential Yacht alongside Dolphin and Mayflower.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant John J. Knapp, June, 1898[10]
- Lieutenant William J. Maxwell, 16 September, 1899[11]
- Lieutenant John Francis Preston, 28 June, 1902[12]
- Lieutenant Franck T. Evans, before 1 January, 1905[13] – 1906[14] (also in charge seamen's quarters, Washington Navy Yard)
- Lieutenant Roscoe C. Bulmer, 1906[15][16] – 16 May, 1908[17][Inference]
- Lieutenant Roger Williams, 16 May, 1908[18] – 27 December, 1909[Inference]
- Lieutenant Charles R. Train, 27 December, 1909[19]
- Lieutenant Christopher R. P. Rodgers, before 1 January, 1912[20] – after 1 January, 1913[21]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harrison E. Knauss, before 1916[22]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Joel W. Bunkley, before 1917[23]
- Lieutenant John Whalen, 1920[24] – after 1 January, 1921
- Lieutenant John Danner, 6 September, 1922[25]
- Lieutenant Commander Louis P. Wenzell, before 1 January, 1925[26] – after 1 January, 1925[27]
Armament
1898
- two 6-pounders
- two 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1899. p. 13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 28.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 34.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 78-79.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. pp. 64-65.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 46-47.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 46-47.
- ↑ 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.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
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