U.S.S. Sylph (1898)
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| U.S.S. Sylph (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | PY-5 |
| Builder: | Delaware River I. W.[1] |
| Purchased: | June 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1898[3] |
| Commissioned: | 18 August, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 27 April, 1929[5] |
| Stricken: | 29 April, 1929[6] |
| Sold: | 26 November, 1929[7] |
| Fate: | Mercantile Broken up 1958[8] |
U.S.S. Sylph was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Sylph was purchased from Delaware River Iron Works during construction and converted to an armed yacht.[9]
Service
In 1902 she began serving as a Presidential Yacht alongside Dolphin and Mayflower.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant William J. Maxwell, 16 September, 1899[10]
- Lieutenant Franck T. Evans, before 1 January, 1905[11] – 1906[12] (also in charge seamen's quarters, Washington Navy Yard)
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant|name=Roscoe Carlyle Bulmer|nick=Roscoe C. Bulmer|appt=1906[13][14]|end=after 1 January, 1908[15]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harrison E. Knauss, before 1916[16]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Joel W. Bunkley, before 1917[17]
- Lieutenant John Danner, 6 September, 1922[18]
Armament
1898
- two 6-pounders
- two 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 178.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. pp. 64-65.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 79.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
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