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

[11]

  • 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. "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 30 January, 1904. Vol. XXV, No. 1,259, p. 21.
  10. Register of Officers, 1909. p. 16.
  11. 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.


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Hist