U.S.S. Southery (1889)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. Southery (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | IX-26 |
| Builder: | J. L. Thompson & Sons[1] |
| Purchased: | 16 Apr, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 27 May, 1889[3] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Apr, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 12 Jul, 1933 |
| Sold: | 1 Dec, 1933 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Southery was a collier purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 and later converted to a prison ship.
Contents
Construction
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Walton Goodwin, 20 May, 1898[5] – April 1899[6][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander William Braunersreuther, 16 December, 1903[7] – 4 May, 1905, 1905[8][Inference]
- Commander Edward E. Wright, 4 May, 1905[9]
- Chief Boatswain William L. Hill, before 1 January, 1909[10] (also duty at Portsmouth Navy Yard)
Armament
1898
- two 3-pounders
1910
- nil
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 92.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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