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| − | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Alert''''' was one of three [[Alert Class Gunboat (1874)|''Alert'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Alert''''' was one of three [[Alert Class Gunboat (1874)|''Alert'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | ''Alert'' was commissioned on 27 May, 1875 under the command of Commander [[William Thomas | + | ''Alert'' was commissioned on 27 May, 1875 under the command of Commander [[William Thomas Sampson]]. |
In early 1916, ''Alert'' was stationed in Pearl Harbor, helping to support the operations of four [[Haddock Class Submarine (1913)|K class submarines]].{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|pp. 1553-4}} | In early 1916, ''Alert'' was stationed in Pearl Harbor, helping to support the operations of four [[Haddock Class Submarine (1913)|K class submarines]].{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|pp. 1553-4}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Alert''" nat="US"> | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Alert''" nat="US"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Thomas Sampson|nick=William | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Thomas Sampson|nick=William T. Sampson|appt=27 May, 1875|end=|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Charles Lathrop Huntington|nick=Charles L. Huntington|appt=3 March, 1879{{USOfficerReg1880|p. 11}}|end=June 1881{{USOfficerReg1881|p. 10}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Charles Lathrop Huntington|nick=Charles L. Huntington|appt=3 March, 1879{{USOfficerReg1880|p. 11}}|end=June 1881{{USOfficerReg1881|p. 10}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Louis Kempff|nick=Louis Kempff|appt=18 June, 1881{{USOfficerReg1882|p. 10}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Louis Kempff|nick=Louis Kempff|appt=18 June, 1881{{USOfficerReg1882|p. 10}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Charles James Barclay|nick=Charles J. Barclay|appt=before 15 January, 1884{{USOfficerReg1884|p. 16}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Charles James Barclay|nick=Charles J. Barclay|appt=before 15 January, 1884{{USOfficerReg1884|p. 16}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James Duncan Graham|nick=James D. Graham|appt=15 January, 1887{{USOfficerReg1887|p. 8}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James Duncan Graham|nick=James D. Graham|appt=15 January, 1887{{USOfficerReg1887|p. 8}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James Gilchrist Green|nick=James G. Green|appt=23 January, 1889{{USOfficerReg1890|p. 10}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Roswell Dwight Hitchcock|nick=Roswell D. Hitchcock|appt=7 October, 1890{{USOfficerReg1892|p. 10}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Roswell Dwight Hitchcock|nick=Roswell D. Hitchcock|appt=7 October, 1890{{USOfficerReg1892|p. 10}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=George Elmore Ide|nick=George E. Ide|appt=8 October, 1894{{USOfficerReg1895|p. 8}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=George Elmore Ide|nick=George E. Ide|appt=8 October, 1894{{USOfficerReg1895|p. 8}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Franklin Hanford|nick=Franklin Hanford|appt=21 July, 1895{{USOfficerReg1896|p. 10}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Franklin Hanford|nick=Franklin Hanford|appt=21 July, 1895{{USOfficerReg1896|p. 10}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze|nick=Eugene H. C. Leutze|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Lucien Young|nick=Lucien Young|appt=December, 1897|end=January, 1898<ref>"Pensacola News Journal'' 6 October, 1912 p. 5.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Joseph Vance Ogan|nick=Joseph V. Ogan|appt=20 February, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 32}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze|nick=Eugene H. C. Leutze|appt=January, 1898{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 10}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Bruce Livingston Canaga|nick=Bruce L. Canaga|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Gottfried Blocklinger|nick=Gottfried Blocklinger|appt=11 May, 1901|end=}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Wirt Kimball|nick=William W. Kimball|appt=before 1 January, 1903{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 12}}|end=10 December, 1903{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 12}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Charles Earle Smith|nick=Charles E. Smith|appt=25 January, 1912|end=24 January, 1913<ref>"The Navy Gazette". ''Army and Navy Register''. 25 January, 1913. Vol. '''LIII''', No. '''1,698''', p. 119.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Joseph Vance Ogan|nick=Joseph V. Ogan|appt=20 February, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 32}}|end=21 January, 1914<ref>"The Navy Gazette". ''Army and Navy Register''. 24 January, 1914. Vol. '''LV''', No. '''1,749''', p. 119.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Bruce Livingston Canaga|nick=Bruce L. Canaga|appt=21 January, 1914<ref>"The Navy Gazette". ''Army and Navy Register''. 24 January, 1914. Vol. '''LV''', No. '''1,749''', p. 119.</ref>|end=before 1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 30}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=John Culbertson Thom|nick=John C. Thom|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 52}}{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 52}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=John Culbertson Thom|nick=John C. Thom|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 52}}{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 52}}}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=John Martin Ashley|nick=John M. Ashley|appt=10 March, 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 46-47}}|end=early 1919}} |
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:18, 26 March 2022
| U.S.S. Alert (1874) | |
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| Hull Number: | AS-4 |
| Builder: | John Roach & Sons[1] |
| Ordered: | 10 February, 1873[2] |
| Laid down: | September, 1873[3] |
| Launched: | 18 September, 1874[4] |
| Commissioned: | 27 May, 1875[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 9 March, 1922[6] |
| Sold: | 29 July, 1922[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Alert was commissioned on 27 May, 1875 under the command of Commander William Thomas Sampson.
In early 1916, Alert was stationed in Pearl Harbor, helping to support the operations of four K class submarines.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander William T. Sampson, 27 May, 1875
- Commander Charles L. Huntington, 3 March, 1879[9] – June 1881[10]
- Commander Louis Kempff, 18 June, 1881[11]
- Commander Charles J. Barclay, before 15 January, 1884[12]
- Commander James D. Graham, 15 January, 1887[13]
- Commander James G. Green, 23 January, 1889[14]
- Commander Roswell D. Hitchcock, 7 October, 1890[15]
- Commander George E. Ide, 8 October, 1894[16]
- Commander Franklin Hanford, 21 July, 1895[17]
- Lieutenant Lucien Young, December, 1897 – January, 1898[18]
- Commander Eugene H. C. Leutze, January, 1898[19]
- Commander Gottfried Blocklinger, 11 May, 1901
- Commander William W. Kimball, before 1 January, 1903[20] – 10 December, 1903[21]
- Lieutenant Charles E. Smith, 25 January, 1912 – 24 January, 1913[22]
- Lieutenant Joseph V. Ogan, 20 February, 1913[23] – 21 January, 1914[24]
- Lieutenant Bruce L. Canaga, 21 January, 1914[25] – before 1916[26]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) John C. Thom, 1916[27][28]
- Lieutenant Commander John M. Ashley, 10 March, 1918[29] – early 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 2.
- ↑ Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 78.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. pp. 1553-4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1880. p. 11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1881. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1884. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1887. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1895. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 10.
- ↑ "Pensacola News Journal 6 October, 1912 p. 5.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 12.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 25 January, 1913. Vol. LIII, No. 1,698, p. 119.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 32.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 24 January, 1914. Vol. LV, No. 1,749, p. 119.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 24 January, 1914. Vol. LV, No. 1,749, p. 119.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 46-47.
Bibliography
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