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U.S.S. Frolic (1898) | |
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Builder: | Globe Iron Works[1] |
Purchased: | 28 May, 1898[2] |
Launched: | 24 December, 1891[3] |
Commissioned: | 6 July, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 31 March, 1906[5] |
Transferred: | 21 May, 1909[6] |
Fate: | to War Department |
U.S.S. Frolic was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Launched by the Globe Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio as the Comanche.[7]
Service
Transferred to the War Department at Cavite on 21 May, 1909, becoming the water boat El Aguila. Sold into civilian use in 1923, probably becoming the merchant ship Chuanchiu.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Edward H. Gheen, 6 July, 1898[9]
- Lieutenant Commander Albert W. Grant, 23 June, 1902[10] – after 1 January, 1905[11]
Armament
1898
- two 3-pounders
1910
- four 6-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
Armed Yacht U.S.S. Frolic |