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− | {{ShipCareer|fullname=U.S.S. ''St. Louis'' ( | + | {{ShipCareer|fullname=U.S.S. ''St. Louis'' (1894)|fate2= |
|hullno=None | |hullno=None | ||
− | |comm= | + | |comm=24 Apr, 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} |
− | |fatedate= | + | |charter=22 Apr, 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} |
+ | |fatedate=2 Sep, 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} | ||
|order= | |order= | ||
|name=St. Louis | |name=St. Louis | ||
− | |launch= | + | |launch=12 Sep, 1894{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} |
|builder=[[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} | |builder=[[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} | ||
|decomm=2 Sep, 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} | |decomm=2 Sep, 1898{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 33}} | ||
|fate=Returned | |fate=Returned | ||
− | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''St. Louis''''' was one of two [[St. Louis Class Armed Merchant Cruiser ( | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''St. Louis''''' was one of two [[St. Louis Class Armed Merchant Cruiser (1898)|''St. Louis'' Class armed merchant cruisers]] chartered by the [[U.S. Navy]] during the [[Spanish-American War]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | + | Launched as S.S. ''St. Louis'' in 1894, she was commissioned as U.S.S. ''St. Louis'' in 1898. Engaged first in cutting submarine cables, she was at the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]] on 3 July. | |
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+ | She was again commissioned during the Great War as U.S.S. ''Louisville'', serving from 1918 to 1919. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Caspar Frederick Goodrich|nick=Caspar F. Goodrich|appt=24 April, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 5}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Caspar Frederick Goodrich|nick=Caspar F. Goodrich|appt=24 April, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 5}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{CatShipArmedMerchantCruiser|US}} | {{CatShipArmedMerchantCruiser|US}} |
Latest revision as of 13:45, 29 April 2021
U.S.S. St. Louis (1894) | |
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Hull Number: | None |
Builder: | Cramp[1] |
Launched: | 12 Sep, 1894[2] |
Chartered: | 22 Apr, 1898[3] |
Commissioned: | 24 Apr, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 2 Sep, 1898[5] |
Returned: | 2 Sep, 1898[6] |
U.S.S. St. Louis was one of two St. Louis Class armed merchant cruisers chartered by the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War.
Service
Launched as S.S. St. Louis in 1894, she was commissioned as U.S.S. St. Louis in 1898. Engaged first in cutting submarine cables, she was at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July.
She was again commissioned during the Great War as U.S.S. Louisville, serving from 1918 to 1919.
Captains
- Captain Caspar F. Goodrich, 24 April, 1898[7]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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