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Revision as of 19:04, 3 December 2014
U.S.S. Buffalo (1893) | |
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Hull Number: | AD-8 |
Builder: | Newport News[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
- Commander Mark S. Ellis, 23 November, 1912[6]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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Prairie | Yankee | Yosemite | Dixie | Buffalo |