U.S.S. Wasp (1893)

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U.S.S. Wasp (1898)
Builder: William Cramp & Sons[1]
Purchased: 26 March, 1898[2]
Launched: 17 October, 1896[3]
Commissioned: 11 April, 1898[4]
Stricken: 13 November, 1919[5]
Sold: 20 September, 1921[6]
Fate: Mercantile
U.S.S. Wasp 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

[7]

1898

  • four 6-pounders

1910

  • two 3-pounders

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
  3. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
  4. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
  5. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
  6. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 80.
  7. ↑ 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.


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Wasp
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