U.S.S. Scorpion (1896)
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| U.S.S. Scorpion (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | PY-3 |
| Builder: | Robins Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Purchased: | 7 April, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1896[3] |
| Commissioned: | 11 April, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 27 October, 1927[5] |
| Stricken: | 23 March, 1929[6] |
| Sold: | 25 June, 1929[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Scorpion was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Service
Scorpion served as station ship at Constantinople from 1908 through 1927.[8][9]
At the end of 1910 Scorpion had been sent to a private yard in Trieste for repairs, and her condition was thought poor enough to require a special inspection by a board of survey assembled for the purpose.[10]
Upon America's entry into the First World War, Scorpion was interned at Constantinople from 15 November, 1917 until 9 November, 1918.[11][12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Adolph Marix, 11 April, 1898
- Lieutenant Commander Nathan Sargent, 9 September, 1899[13]
- Lieutenant Commander Clifford J. Boush, 1 July, 1902[14]
- Lieutenant Commander Hilary P. Jones, Jr., 1904[15][16] – 19 February, 1906[17][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander Frank W. Kellogg, 19 February, 1906[18]
- Lieutenant Commander George W. Logan, 1 April, 1908[19] – 26 February, 1909[20][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander Walter S. Crosley, 26 February, 1909[21] – 21 February, 1912[22][23]
- Lieutenant Commander Frank B. Upham, 21 February, 1912[24] – 2 January, 1913[25][26]
- Lieutenant Commander Edward McCauley, Jr., 2 January, 1913[27]
- Commander James P. Morton, 18 February, 1915[28]
- Commander Richard P. McCullough, 27 October, 1917[29]
- Lieutenant Commander Arthur S. Dysart, 18 October, 1922[30] – after 1 January, 1925[31]
Armament
1898
- four 5-inch/40 caliber
- six 6-pounders
1899
- two 4-inch/40 caliber
- six 6-pounders
1910
- four 6-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ "Survey of the Scorpion". Army and Navy Register. 14 January, 1911. Vol. XLIX. No. 1,621. p. 11.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 36-37.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 36-37.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
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