U.S.S. Badger (1898)
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U.S.S. Badger (1898) | |
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Builder: | John Roach[1] |
Purchased: | 19 April, 1898[2] |
Launched: | 12 October, 1889[3] |
Commissioned: | 22 April, 1898[4] |
Decommissioned: | 31 October, 1899[5] |
Stricken: | 23 March, 1900[6] |
Transferred: | 7 April, 1900[7] |
Fate: | to War Department |
Construction
Purchased from the Ward Line by the U.S. Navy on 19 April, 1898 and renamed Badger.[8]
Service
Badger was commissioned on 22 April, 1898, with Commander Albert S. Snow in command.
Transferred to the War Department on 7 April, 1900 and renamed Lawton, she was returned to the Navy on 12 November, 1902. Retaining the name Lawton, she served as a transport until stricken again on 24 April, 1907.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Albert S. Snow, 19 April, 1898[10]
Armament
- six 5-inch/40 caliber
- six 3-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.