U.S.S. Vixen (1898)
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| U.S.S. Vixen (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | PY-4 |
| Builder: | Lewis Nixon Shipyard[1] |
| Purchased: | 9 April, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1896[3] |
| Commissioned: | 23 April, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 15 November, 1922[5] |
| Stricken: | 9 January, 1923[6] |
| Sold: | 22 June, 1923[7] |
| Fate: | Mercantile 1923 Wrecked 27 Septmeber, 1929 |
U.S.S. Vixen was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Service
In 1900, she was serving on the North Atlantic Station.[8]
Sold into mercantile service on 22 June, 1923, she was renamed Tamiami Queen, then Collier County the next year. After being renamed once again in 1928, this time to Princess Montagu, she was wrecked when she was forced ashore at Nassau in a gale on 27 September, 1929. Her wreck was scuttled in June 1930.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Alexander Sharp, 11 April, 1898[10]
- Commander William P. Day, 30 November, 1899[11]
- Lieutenant Commander William H. Allen, September, 1903[12] – May, 1904[13]
- Captain William R. White, 17 October, 1916[14] (and as aide to governor of Virgin Islands)
Armament
1898
- eight 6-pounders
1910
- two 6-pounders
- two 3-pounders
1918
- four 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 148.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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