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San Francisco (California, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
Second rate Buffalo6,888Cruiser (converted)S.3,600S.6 Dixie6,145Cruiser (converted)S.3,800S.10 Baltimore4,413Protected cruiserS.10,064T. S.10 Philadelphia4,324Protected cruiserS.1,815T. S.12 Newark4,098Protected cruiserS.8,869T. S.12 San Francisco4,098Protected cruiserS.9,913T. S.12 Monterey4,084Barbette cruiser, low free-board monitorS.5,244T. S.4 Miantonomoh3,990Double-turret monitorI.1,426T. S.4 Amphitrite3,990Double-turret monitorI.1,600T. S.6 Monadnock3,990Double-turret monitorpedo station); New York, N. Y. (navy-yard); Norfolk, Va (navy-yard); Pensacola, Fla. (navyyard); Philadelphia, Pa. (navy-yard); Cavite, Philippine Islands; Port Royal, S. C.; Portsmouth, N. H. (navy-yard); Puget Sound, Wash. (navy-yard); San Francisco, Cal. (training station); San Juan, Porto Rico; Tutuila, Samoa; Washington, D. C. (navy-yard); and Yokohama, Japan (naval hospital). Naval officers were also employed on the lighthouse board, the board of light-house inspectors, the commission o
Puritan (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
y11,525First-class battle-shipS.12,318T. S.22 Iowa11,340First-class battle-shipS.12,105T. S.18 Indiana10,288First-class battle-shipS.9,738T. S.16 Massachusetts10,288First-class battle-shipS.10,403T. S.16 Oregon10,288First-class battle-shipS.11,111T. S.16 Brooklyn9,215Armored cruiserS.18,769T. S.20 New York8,200Armored cruiserS.17,401T. S.18 Columbia7,375Protected cruiserS.18,509Tr.S.11 Minneapolis7,375Protected cruiserS.20,862Tr.S.11 Texas6,315Second class battle-shipS.8,610T. S.8 Puritan6,060Double-turretS.3,700T. S.10 Olympia5,870Protected cruiserS.17,313T. S.14 Chicago5,000Protected cruiserS.9,000T. S.18 Second rate Buffalo6,888Cruiser (converted)S.3,600S.6 Dixie6,145Cruiser (converted)S.3,800S.10 Baltimore4,413Protected cruiserS.10,064T. S.10 Philadelphia4,324Protected cruiserS.1,815T. S.12 Newark4,098Protected cruiserS.8,869T. S.12 San Francisco4,098Protected cruiserS.9,913T. S.12 Monterey4,084Barbette cruiser, low free-board monitorS.5,244T. S.4 Miantonomo
Brooklyn (New York, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
ew; P., paddle.) First rate Name.Displacement (Tons).Type.Hull.Indicated Horse-Power.Propulsion.Guns (Main Battery） Alabama11,565First-class battle-shipS.11,366T. S.18 Kearsarge11,525First-class battle-shipS.11,954T. S.22 Kentucky11,525First-class battle-shipS.12,318T. S.22 Iowa11,340First-class battle-shipS.12,105T. S.18 Indiana10,288First-class battle-shipS.9,738T. S.16 Massachusetts10,288First-class battle-shipS.10,403T. S.16 Oregon10,288First-class battle-shipS.11,111T. S.16 Brooklyn9,215Armored cruiserS.18,769T. S.20 New York8,200Armored cruiserS.17,401T. S.18 Columbia7,375Protected cruiserS.18,509Tr.S.11 Minneapolis7,375Protected cruiserS.20,862Tr.S.11 Texas6,315Second class battle-shipS.8,610T. S.8 Puritan6,060Double-turretS.3,700T. S.10 Olympia5,870Protected cruiserS.17,313T. S.14 Chicago5,000Protected cruiserS.9,000T. S.18 Second rate Buffalo6,888Cruiser (converted)S.3,600S.6 Dixie6,145Cruiser (converted)S.3,800S.10 Baltimore4,413Protected cruiserS.10,
Samar (Philippines) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
e434Gunboat (converted)S.850S.b6 Hornet425Gunboat (converted)S.800S.b9 Quiros400GunboatComp.208S.b2 Villaobos400GunboatComp.208S.b2 Ships of the Navy in 1901.—Continued. Fourth rate Name.Displacement (Tons).Type.Hull.Indicated Horse-Power.Propulsion.Guns (Main Battery） Hawk375Gunboat (converted)S.1,000S.b4 Sirena315Gunboat (converted)S......S.b4 Sylviaa302Gunboat (converted)I......S.b6 Callao200GunboatS.250T. S.b6 Pampanga200GunboatI.250T. S.b4 Paragua200GunboatI.250T. S.b4 Samar200GunboatI.250T. S.b4 Arayat200GunboatI.260S.b4 Belusan200GunboatI.220S... Aileen192Gunboat (converted)S.500S.b5 Elfridaa173Gunboat (converted)S.200S.b2 Sylph152Gunboat (converted)S.550S.b8 Calamianes150GunboatI.125T. S.b3 Albay150GunboatI.125T. S.b3 Leyte150GunboatI.125T. S.b3 Oneida150Gunboat (converted)W.350S.b6 Panay142GunboatI.125T. S.b4 Manileno142GunboatI.125T. S.b4 Mariveles142GunboatI.125T. S.b4 Mindoro142GunboatI.125T. S.b4 Restless137Gunboat (converted)I.500S.b8 She
Washington (United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
Guam, Ladrones; Havana, Cuba; Honolulu, Hawaii; Key West, Fla.; Indian Head, Md.; Mare Island, Cal. (navy-yard); Newport, R. I. (training station, naval war college, and torpedo station); New York, N. Y. (navy-yard); Norfolk, Va (navy-yard); Pensacola, Fla. (navyyard); Philadelphia, Pa. (navy-yard); Cavite, Philippine Islands; Port Royal, S. C.; Portsmouth, N. H. (navy-yard); Puget Sound, Wash. (navy-yard); San Francisco, Cal. (training station); San Juan, Porto Rico; Tutuila, Samoa; Washington, D. C. (navy-yard); and Yokohama, Japan (naval hospital). Naval officers were also employed on the lighthouse board, the board of light-house inspectors, the commission of fish and fisheries, the nautical school-ships, and as attaches of embassies and legations in foreign countries. The following shows the pay of officers of the navy and marine corps: Rank.At Sea. Or shore duty beyond sea.On Shore Duty.On Leave or Waiting Orders. Admiral$13,500$13,500 Rear-Admirals, first nine7,500
Samoa (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
d); Island of Guam, Ladrones; Havana, Cuba; Honolulu, Hawaii; Key West, Fla.; Indian Head, Md.; Mare Island, Cal. (navy-yard); Newport, R. I. (training station, naval war college, and torpedo station); New York, N. Y. (navy-yard); Norfolk, Va (navy-yard); Pensacola, Fla. (navyyard); Philadelphia, Pa. (navy-yard); Cavite, Philippine Islands; Port Royal, S. C.; Portsmouth, N. H. (navy-yard); Puget Sound, Wash. (navy-yard); San Francisco, Cal. (training station); San Juan, Porto Rico; Tutuila, Samoa; Washington, D. C. (navy-yard); and Yokohama, Japan (naval hospital). Naval officers were also employed on the lighthouse board, the board of light-house inspectors, the commission of fish and fisheries, the nautical school-ships, and as attaches of embassies and legations in foreign countries. The following shows the pay of officers of the navy and marine corps: Rank.At Sea. Or shore duty beyond sea.On Shore Duty.On Leave or Waiting Orders. Admiral$13,500$13,500 Rear-Admirals, fi
South River, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
of navigation, bureau of ordnance, bureau of construction and repair, bureau of steam-engineering, bureau of supplies and accounts, bureau of medicine and surgery, and the office of the judge advocate-general. Under the law the chiefs of these bureaus, below the grade of rearadmiral, hold that grade while chiefs of the bureaus. The regular stations of the navy were the North Atlantic Station, flag-ship Kearsarge; Pacific Station, flag-ship Iowa; Asiatic Station, flag-ship Brooklyn; and South Atlantic Station, flag-ship Chicago. There were 11 vessels engaged on special service and 9 in the training service. Naval stations were maintained at Boston, Mass. (navy-yard); Island of Guam, Ladrones; Havana, Cuba; Honolulu, Hawaii; Key West, Fla.; Indian Head, Md.; Mare Island, Cal. (navy-yard); Newport, R. I. (training station, naval war college, and torpedo station); New York, N. Y. (navy-yard); Norfolk, Va (navy-yard); Pensacola, Fla. (navyyard); Philadelphia, Pa. (navy-yard); Cav
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas (Kansas, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
iserS.3,700S.11 Atlanta3,000Protected cruiserS.4,030S.8 Boston3,000Protected cruiserS.4,030S.8 Third rate Yankee6,888Cruiser (converted)I.3,800S.10 Prairie6,872Cruiser (converted)I.3,800S.10 Solace4,700Hospital shipS.3,200S.10 Panther4,260Cruiser (converted)I.3,200S.8 Hartford2,790Cruiser.W.2,000S.13 Mayflower2,690Cruiser (converted)S.4,700T. S.2 Katahdin2,155Harbor-defence ramS.5,068T. S.4 Canonicus2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Mahopac2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Manhattan2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Detroit2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,227T. S.10 Montgomery2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,580T. S.10 Marblehead2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,451T. S.10 Mohican1,900CruiserW.1,100S.6 Catskill1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Jason1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Lehigh1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Montauk1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Nahant1,875Single-turret monitorS.340S.2 Manila1,800GunboatI.750S.2 Bennington1,710GunboatI.3,436T. S.6 Conc
Manila (Philippines) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
t monitorI.340S.2 Mahopac2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Manhattan2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Detroit2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,227T. S.10 Montgomery2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,580T. S.10 Marblehead2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,451T. S.10 Mohican1,900CruiserW.1,100S.6 Catskill1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Jason1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Lehigh1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Montauk1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Nahant1,875Single-turret monitorS.340S.2 Manila1,800GunboatI.750S.2 Bennington1,710GunboatI.3,436T. S.6 Concord1,710GunboatS.3,405T. S.6 Yorktown1,710GunboatS.3,392T. S.6 Ships of the Navy in 1901.—Continued. Third rate Name.Displacement (Tons).Type.Hull.Indicated Horse-Power.Propulsion.Guns (Main Battery） Topeka1,700GunboatI.2,000S.8 Dolphin1,486Despatch-boatS.2,253S.3 Wilmington1,392Light-draft gunboatS.1,894T. S.8 Helena1,392Light-draft gunboatS.1,988T. S.8 Adams1,375CruiserW.800S.6 Alliance1,375CruiserW.800S.6 Essex1
Penobscot (Maine, United States) (search for this): entry navy-of-the-united-states
he army. Esek Hopkins, of Rhode Island, was commissioned the first commodore, and made commander-in-chief of the Continental navy. The navy was almost annihilated at the close of the Revolutionary War. Of the thirteen frigates ordered to be built by Congress in 1775, two had been destroyed on the Hudson River and three on the Delaware, without getting to sea. The remaining eight, together with most of the purchased vessels, had been captured by the British, some at Charleston, some at Penobscot, and others on the high seas. The only American ship-of-the-line ordered by Congress and finished (the Alliance) was presented in 1782 to the King of France, to supply the place of a similar vessel lost in Boston Harbor by an accident. After the war there seemed to be little use for a navy, and it was neglected. This indifference was continued until 1793, when depredations upon American commerce by Algerine corsairs became more alarming than ever. In his message of December, 1793, Wash
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