U.S.S. Free Lance (1898)
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| U.S.S. Free Lance (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | SP-830 |
| Builder: | Lewis Nixon Shipyard[1] |
| Purchased: | May 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 1895[3] |
| Commissioned: | 12 May, 1898[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 24 August, 1898[5] |
| Returned: | Early 1899[6] |
| Fate: | Mercantile |
U.S.S. Free Lance was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.
Construction
Service
Reacquired as SP-830 in 1917.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant (New York Naval Militia) Theodore C. Zerega, 28 June, 1898[8] – before 28 September, 1898[9]
Armament
- nil
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 49.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. p. 116.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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