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Revision as of 08:45, 22 November 2014
U.S.S. Sterling was a collier purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898.
Construction
Launched on 24 August, 1881 by Robert Duncan & Co. as the Lamington. Purchased by the U.S. Navy and renamed Sterling on 16 April, 1898.[1]
Service
The U.S. Navy wasted no time in employing the Sterling, and she was commissioned on day of her purchase, 16 April, 1898, with Commander Robert E. Impey in command.[2]
Sold on 15 September, 1919 to F. & H. Starr of New York City. She was resold the same year to the Anglo-South American Bank of Valparaiso, Chile and renamed Llai Llai, under Chilean registration. Llai Llai was lost in a collision with the armoured cruiser O'Higgins while both ships were in Iquique harbor on 11 March, 1920.[3][4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Robert E. Impey, 16 April, 1898
Armament
1898
- two 6-pounders
1918
- four 6-pounders
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
