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On 8 October 1891, ''Yorktown'' departed New York to join the Pacific Squadron under the command of Commander [[Robley Dunglison Evans|Robley D. Evans]]. She put in to Charlotte Amalie, Danish West Indies, to coal ship on 14 October. While engaged in this duty, ''Yorktown'' was ordered to Valparaíso, Chile, in response to the Baltimore Crisis. | On 8 October 1891, ''Yorktown'' departed New York to join the Pacific Squadron under the command of Commander [[Robley Dunglison Evans|Robley D. Evans]]. She put in to Charlotte Amalie, Danish West Indies, to coal ship on 14 October. While engaged in this duty, ''Yorktown'' was ordered to Valparaíso, Chile, in response to the Baltimore Crisis. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Harlan Page Perrill|nick=Harlan P. Perrill|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Harlan Page Perrill|nick=Harlan P. Perrill|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}|end=}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 8 February 2022
| U.S.S. Yorktown (1888) | |
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| Hull Number: | PG-1 |
| Builder: | Cramp[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1885[2] |
| Laid down: | 17 May, 1887[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Apr, 1888[4] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Apr, 1889[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 12 Jun, 1919[6] |
| Stricken: | 30 Sep, 1921[7] |
| Sold: | 30 Sep, 1921[8] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
On 8 October 1891, Yorktown departed New York to join the Pacific Squadron under the command of Commander Robley D. Evans. She put in to Charlotte Amalie, Danish West Indies, to coal ship on 14 October. While engaged in this duty, Yorktown was ordered to Valparaíso, Chile, in response to the Baltimore Crisis.
In 1900, she was serving on the Asiatic Station.[9]
Captains
- Commander French E. Chadwick, 13 April, 1889[10]
- Commander Robley D. Evans, before 8 October, 1891
- Commander Charles S. Sperry, 21 November, 1898[11]
- Commander Richard T. Mulligan, 10 November, 1905[12] – 4 August, 1907[Inference]
- Commander James H. Glennon, 4 August, 1907[13] – 1908[14][15]
- Commander Harry A. Field, before 1 January, 1909[16]
- Commander Edwin A. Anderson, 1 October, 1910[17] – 5 August, 1911[18][19][Inference]
- Commander Levi C. Bertolette, 5 August, 1911[20] – after 1 January, 1912[21]
- Commander William H. Standley, 8 July, 1914[22]
- Commander Harlan P. Perrill, 1916[23]
- Commander William H. Allen, before January 1916[24] – June, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 163.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 67.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 67.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 67.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 67.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 67.
- ↑ DANFS
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 153.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 22-23.
Bibliography
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