U.S.S. Severn (1899)
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| U.S.S. Severn (1899) | |
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| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 2 Aug, 1898 |
| Launched: | 30 Jun, 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 12 Apr, 1900 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 Oct, 1916 |
| Sold: | 7 Dec, 1916 |
U.S.S. Chesapeake was a wooden-hulled bark that served in the U.S. Navy. She was renamed Severn on 15 June, 1905.
Construction
Service
Chesapeake was commissioned on 12 April, 1900 with Lieutenant Commander Charles Ellwood Colahan in command.
She was refitted as a submarine tender in early 1910, emerging in mid-May for work with Submarine Division 3.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Commander Charles E. Colahan, 12 April, 1900
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Stewart A. Manahan, before 1 January, 1915[1]
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 50.
Bibliography
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