U.S.S. Yankton (1893)
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| U.S.S. Yankton (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Ramage & Ferguson[1] |
| Purchased: | 20 May, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1893[3] |
| Commissioned: | 16 May, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 27 February, 1920[5] |
| Sold: | 20 October, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Mercantile Broken up 1930 |
Contents
Construction
Service
After sale into civilian service, Yankton was seized as a rum rummer in May 1923. She was broken up in Boston during 1930.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Commander James D. Adams, 3 May, 1898[8] – after 23 August, 1898[9]
- Lieutenant Commander George L. Dyer, 30 November, 1899[10]
- Lieutenant Walter R. Gherardi, 28 August, 1905[11] – 1908[12][13]
- Lieutenant Commander Charles B. McVay, Jr., 1908[14][15] – 24 March, 1909[Inference]
- Lieutenant Orle W. Fowler, 24 March, 1909[16] (and as Aide to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet)
- Lieutenant Walter S. Anderson, 18 December, 1911[17] – April, 1912
- Lieutenant Commander Samuel W. Bryant, 1912[18][19] – after 1 January, 1913[20]
- Lieutenant Charles S. Joyce, 21 June, 1913[21]
- Lieutenant John H. Newton, 15 April, 1914[22]
Armament
1898
- one 4-inch/40 caliber
- six 3-pounders
1910
- four 3-inch
1918
- two 3-inch/50 caliber
- two 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ Baltimore Sun 23 August, 1898 p. 1.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 28.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 22.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 28 June, 1913. Vol. LIII, No. 1,719, p. 822.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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