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|launch=30 Jan, 1896{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 69}} | |launch=30 Jan, 1896{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 69}} | ||
|builder=[[Newport News]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 69}} | |builder=[[Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 69}} | ||
|laid=11 Oct, 1894{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 69}} | |laid=11 Oct, 1894{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 69}} | ||
|decomm=27 May, 1932{{SilverstoneWW2|p. 167}} | |decomm=27 May, 1932{{SilverstoneWW2|p. 167}} | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In 1900, she was serving on the [[Asiatic Squadron|Asiatic Station]].{{USOfficerReg1900|p. 151}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Helena''" nat="US"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Helena''" nat="US"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Thomas Swinburne|nick=William T. Swinburne|appt=7 July, 1897{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 8}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Thomas Swinburne|nick=William T. Swinburne|appt=7 July, 1897{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 8}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Edwin King Moore|nick=Edwin K. Moore|appt=7 August, 1899{{USOfficerReg1900|p. 14}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Edwin King Moore|nick=Edwin K. Moore|appt=7 August, 1899{{USOfficerReg1900|p. 14}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Wilson Wildman Buchanan|nick=Wilson W. Buchanan|appt=16 May, 1908{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 14}}|end=21 May, 1909{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Wilson Wildman Buchanan|nick=Wilson W. Buchanan|appt=16 May, 1908{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 14}}|end=21 May, 1909{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Reuben Oscar Bitler|nick=Reuben O. Bitler|appt=21 May, 1909{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 12}}|end=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 12}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Reuben Oscar Bitler|nick=Reuben O. Bitler|appt=21 May, 1909{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 12}}|end=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 12}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Chester Mahlon Knepper|nick=Chester M. Knepper|appt=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}|end=after 1 January, | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Chester Mahlon Knepper|nick=Chester M. Knepper|appt=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}|end=12 July, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 14}}{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Carey Cole|nick=William C. Cole|appt=1 February, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=George Ralph Marvell|nick=George R. Marvell|appt=12 July, 1912{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 14}}|end=after 1 January, 1913{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 14}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Daniel Brotherton|nick=William D. Brotherton|appt=before 1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 14}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Carey Cole|nick=William C. Cole|appt=1 February, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Arthur St. Clair Smith|nick=Arthur St. C. Smith|appt=before 1917{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Daniel Brotherton|nick=William D. Brotherton|appt=before 1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 14}}|end=}} | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Arthur St. Clair Smith|nick=Arthur St. C. Smith|appt=before 1917{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Robert Andrew Abernathy|nick=Robert A. Abernathy|appt=before 1 January, 1923{{USOfficerReg1923|p.19}}|end=before November, 1923{{USOfficerReg1924|p.23}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Edward Theodore Constien|nick=Edward T. Constien|appt=5 September, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 14-15}}|note=and Commanding, [[South China Patrol]]}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 03:42, 23 January 2022
| U.S.S. Helena (1896) | |
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| Hull Number: | PG-9 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 2 March, 1893[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Oct, 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Jan, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | 8 Jul, 1897[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 27 May, 1932[6] |
| Stricken: | 27 May, 1932[7] |
| Sold: | 7 Jul, 1932[8] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Helena was one of two Wilmington Class gunboats completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
In 1900, she was serving on the Asiatic Station.[9]
Captains
- Commander William T. Swinburne, 7 July, 1897[10]
- Commander Edwin K. Moore, 7 August, 1899[11]
- Commander Frank E. Sawyer, 8 August, 1903[12]
- Commander James C. Gillmore, 16 August, 1905[13] – 25 July, 1907[Inference]
- Commander Richard M. Hughes, 25 July, 1907[14] – 16 May, 1908[Inference]
- Commander Wilson W. Buchanan, 16 May, 1908[15] – 21 May, 1909[Inference]
- Commander Reuben O. Bitler, 21 May, 1909[16] – 1911[17][18]
- Captain Chester M. Knepper, 1911[19] – 12 July, 1912[20][21][Inference]
- Commander George R. Marvell, 12 July, 1912[22] – after 1 January, 1913[23]
- Commander William C. Cole, 1 February, 1913[24]
- Commander William D. Brotherton, before 1916[25]
- Commander Arthur St. C. Smith, before 1917[26]
- Commander Robert A. Abernathy, before 1 January, 1923[27] – before November, 1923[28]
- Captain Edward T. Constien, 5 September, 1924[29] – after 1 January, 1925[30] (and Commanding, South China Patrol)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 165.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 69.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 167.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 167.
- ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 167.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 151.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. p.19.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. p.23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
Bibliography
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