U.S.S. Marietta (1897)

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U.S.S. Marietta (1897)
Hull Number: PG-15
Builder: Union Iron Works[1]
Ordered: Act of 2 March, 1895[2]
Laid down: 13 Apr, 1896[3]
Launched: 18 Mar, 1897[4]
Commissioned: 1 Sep, 1897[5]
Decommissioned: 12 Jul, 1919[6]
Sold: 25 Mar, 1920[7]

U.S.S. Marietta was one of two Wheeling Class gunboats completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

Marietta was commissioned in September, 1897 with Commander Frederick M. Symonds in command.

In 1900, she was serving on the Asiatic Station.[8]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 70.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 166.
  3. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 70.
  4. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 70.
  5. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 70.
  6. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 70.
  7. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 70.
  8. Register of Officers, 1900. p. 151.
  9. Register of Officers, 1900. p. 12.
  10. Register of Officers, 1903. p. 14.
  11. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 14.
  12. Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
  13. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 14.
  14. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 14.
  15. Register of Officers, 1912. p. 32.
  16. Register of Officers, 1912. p. 32.

Bibliography


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