U.S.S. Dorothea (1898)

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U.S.S. Dorothea (1898)
Builder: William Cramp & Sons[1]
Purchased: 21 May, 1898[2]
Launched: 1897[3]
Commissioned: 1 June, 1898[4]
Decommissioned: 23 June, 1919[5]
Stricken: 8 September, 1919[6]
Sold: 20 November, 1919[7]
Fate: Mercantile

U.S.S. Dorothea 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]

1898

  • six 6-pounders

1910

  • two 3-pounders
  • four 1-pounders

1918

  • three 3-inch/50 caliber

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  3. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  4. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  5. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  6. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  7. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  8. ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 8.
  9. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.

Bibliography

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


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Dorothea




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