U.S.S. Hist (1895)

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U.S.S. Hist (1898)
Builder: William Cramp & Sons[1]
Purchased: 22 April, 1898[2]
Launched: 12 June, 1895[3]
Commissioned: 13 May, 1898[4]
Decommissioned: 24 July, 1911[5]
Sold: 20 November, 1911[6]
Fate: Unknown[7]

U.S.S. Hist was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.

Construction

Service

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

[9]

  • two 6-pounders
  • three 3-pounders

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  3. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  4. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  6. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  7. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.
  8. ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 9.
  9. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 78.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


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