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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Buffalo''" nat="US">{{ | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Buffalo''" nat="US"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Joseph | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Joseph Newton Hemphill|nick=Joseph N. Hemphill|appt=22 September, 1898|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Albert Ross|nick=Albert Ross|appt=10 May, 1902{{USList&Station1902|p. 6}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Henry Everett|nick=William H. Everett|appt=14 December, 1903{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 12}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Frederick Parker|nick=John F. Parker|appt=4 April, 1906{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 12}}|end=13 April, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 12}}{{INF}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Charles Fremont Pond|nick=Charles F. Pond|appt=13 April, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 12}}|end=6 June, 1908{{INF}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Frank Matteson Bostwick|nick=Frank M. Bostwick|appt=6 June, 1908{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 12}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Clarence Morton Stone|nick=Clarence M. Stone|appt=31 March, 1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 14}}|end=after 1 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 14}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Montgomery Meigs Taylor|nick=Montgomery M. Taylor|appt=25 September, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Mark St. Clair Ellis|nick=Mark St. C. Ellis|appt=1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 16}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Pope Washington|nick=Pope Washington|appt=15 July, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 20}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Frederick Joseph Horne|nick=Frederick J. Horne|appt=15 May, 1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 16-17}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Vincent Babcock|nick=John V. Babcock|appt=22 May, 1920{{USOfficerReg1921|pp. 18-19}}|end=October, 1921<ref>''Evening Star'' (Washington, DC) 15 october, 1921 p. 8.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:29, 11 May 2022
| U.S.S. Buffalo (1893) | |
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| Hull Number: | AD-8 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Purchased: | 11 Jul, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 31 May, 1893[3] |
| Completed: | Aug, 1893[4] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Sep, 1898[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 15 Nov, 1922 |
| Stricken: | 27 May, 1927 |
| Sold: | Sep, 1927 |
U.S.S. Buffalo was one of five Prairie Class auxiliary cruisers acquired and converted for use by the U.S. Navy.
Service
Buffalo was commissioned on 22 September, 1898 with Lieutenant Commander Joseph N. Hemphill in command.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Joseph N. Hemphill, 22 September, 1898
- Captain Albert Ross, 10 May, 1902[6]
- Commander William H. Everett, 14 December, 1903[7]
- Commander John F. Parker, 4 April, 1906[8] – 13 April, 1907[9][Inference]
- Commander Charles F. Pond, 13 April, 1907[10] – 6 June, 1908[Inference]
- Commander Frank M. Bostwick, 6 June, 1908[11]
- Commander Clarence M. Stone, 31 March, 1910[12] – after 1 January, 1912[13]
- Commander Montgomery M. Taylor, 25 September, 1913[14]
- Commander Mark St. C. Ellis, 1915[15]
- Lieutenant Commander Pope Washington, 15 July, 1916[16]
- Captain Frederick J. Horne, 15 May, 1919[17]
- Commander John V. Babcock, 22 May, 1920[18] – October, 1921[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 168.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 31.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1902. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 15 october, 1921 p. 8.
Bibliography
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