U.S.S. Viking (1898)

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U.S.S. Viking (1898)
Builder: Delaware River I. W.[1]
Purchased: 22 April, 1898[2]
Launched: 21 July, 1883[3]
Commissioned: 11 May, 1898[4]
Decommissioned: 23 October, 1899
Transferred: 9 December, 1899[5]
Fate: War Department[6]

U.S.S. Viking was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.

Construction

Service

Some time after her transfer to the War Department Viking was sold into civilian service. She was still in existence in 1915.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

[10]

  • one 3-pounder
  • two 1-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. 49.
  9. List and Station, July 1898. p. 8.
  10. 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. Viking