U.S.S. Gloucester (1891)

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U.S.S. Gloucester (1891)
Builder: Neafie & Levy[1]
Purchased: 23 April, 1898[2]
Launched: 1891[3]
Commissioned: 16 May, 1898[4]
Stricken: 12 August, 1919[5]
Sold: 21 November, 1919[6]
Fate: Unknown

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

Construction

Service

Wrecked in a hurricane at Pensacola on 9 September, 1919. Stricken on 12 August, 1919 and sold on 21 November.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

[8]

1898

  • four 6-pounders
  • four 3-pounders

1910

  • six 3-pounders

1918

  • five 3-pounders

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  3. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  4. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  5. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  6. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  7. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  8. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Gloucester




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