U.S.S. Ranger (1876)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. Ranger (1876) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | PG-23 |
| Builder: | Harlan & Hollingsworth[1] |
| Ordered: | 10 February, 1873[2] |
| Laid down: | 1873[3] |
| Launched: | 10 May, 1876[4] |
| Commissioned: | 27 November, 1876[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 9 March, 1922[6] |
| Transferred: | 11 April, 1940[7] |
| Fate: | to Maritime Commission. Broken up 1958 |
Her name was changed to Rockport on 30 October, 1917 and then to Nantucket on 20 February, 1918.
Service
Ranger served as a school ship after 1909.
Captains
- Commander George C. Reiter, c. 1890 (in command during the Barrundia Affair)
- Commander Wells L. Field, 4 November, 1899[8]
- Captain (retired) Patrick W. Hourigan, 1915[9] – 1918[10] (also Superintendent, Massachusetts Nautical School)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 2.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 12.
- ↑ Boston Globe 27 Apr 1915 p. 5.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 March 1918 p. 80
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