U.S.S. Pompey (1898)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. Pompey (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | AF-5 |
| Builder: | S. P. Austin & Sons[1] |
| Purchased: | 19 Apr, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1 Apr, 1897[3] |
| Commissioned: | 26 May, 1898[4] |
| Stricken: | 28 Mar, 1922[5] |
| Transferred: | 12 Jul, 1922[6] |
| Fate: | To War Department |
U.S.S. Pompey was a collier purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 that later served as a torpedo boat depot ship and a supply ship.
Contents
Construction
Service
Renamed Samal in 1931 and sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Philippines during December 1941.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander James M. Miller, 11 April, 1898[8]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Robert V. Lowe, before 1 January, 1912[9] – 1912[10]1912[11]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William O. Wallace, 1912[12][13] – after 1 January, 1913[14]
Armament
1898
- two 6-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 40.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 40.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 40.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 131.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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