U.S.S. Hannibal (1898)
From The Dreadnought Project
U.S.S. Hannibal was a collier purchased by the U.S. Navy and later converted into a hydrographic survey ship.
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Construction
Begun as the freighter Joseph Holland at Sunderland by J. Blumer & Co. and launched on 10 March, 1898. Five weeks later she was purchased by the U.S. Navy for conversion to a collier.[1]
Service
Renamed Hannibal, she was commissioned on 7 June, 1898 with Commander Harrison G. O. Colby in command.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Harrison G. O. Colby, 7 June, 1898
Armament
As Completed
- two 2-inch
- one 1-pounder
1918
- one 6-inch/40 caliber
- two 3-inch/50 caliber
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 130.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 130.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 130.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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