U.S.S. Alert (1874)
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| U.S.S. Alert (1874) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | AS-4 |
| Builder: | John Roach & Sons[1] |
| Ordered: | 10 February, 1873[2] |
| Laid down: | September, 1873[3] |
| Launched: | 18 September, 1874[4] |
| Commissioned: | 27 May, 1875[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 9 March, 1922[6] |
| Sold: | 29 July, 1922[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Alert was one of three Alert Class gunboats completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
In early 1916, Alert was stationed in Pearl Harbor, helping to support the operations of four K class submarines.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Charles L. Huntington, 3 March, 1879[9] – June 1881[10]
- Commander Louis Kempff, 18 June, 1881[11]
- Commander Charles J. Barclay, before 15 January, 1884[12]
- Commander James D. Graham, 15 January, 1887[13]
- Commander James G. Green, 23 January, 1889[14]
- Commander Roswell D. Hitchcock, 7 October, 1890[15]
- Commander George E. Ide, 8 October, 1894[16]
- Commander Franklin Hanford, 21 July, 1895[17]
- Commander Eugene H. C. Leutze, c. 1 January, 1898[18]
- Lieutenant Joseph V. Ogan, 20 February, 1913[19] – 16 February 1914[20]
- Lieutenant Bruce L. Canaga, 17 February, 1914[21] – before 1916[22]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) John C. Thom, 1916[23][24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 2.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. pp. 1553-4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1880. p. 11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1881. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1884. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1887. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1895. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 52.
Bibliography
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