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Unclassified Miscellaneous Vessel
The IX (unclassified–miscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories. Similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships can found at : and :. Ship status is indicated as either currently active (including ready reserve), inactive or precommissioning Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order; IX ships are generally not ordered as such, but are rather converted from other roles. Historical overview These vessels usually fall into these categories: * Armed decoys (Q-ships) * Experimental vessels * Former yachts * Mobile base vessels used by service squadrons (command ships, barracks ships, bulk storage ships, unnamed barges, and floating shipyard equipment) * Retired warships * Training equipment and si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Chicago (1885)
The first USS ''Chicago'' (later CA-14) was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy, the largest of the original three authorized by Congress for the "New Navy" and one of the U.S. Navy's first four steel ships. She was launched on 5 December 1885 by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works of Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Edith Cleborne (daughter of Navy Medical Director Cuthbert J. Cleborne) and commissioned on 17 April 1889. Design and construction ''Chicago'' was ordered as part of the "ABCD" ships, the others being the cruisers and and the dispatch vessel . These were the first steel-hulled ships of the "New Navy". All were ordered from the same shipyard, Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works of Chester, Pennsylvania. However, when Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney initially refused to accept ''Dolphin'', claiming her design was defective, the Roach yard went bankrupt and ''Chicago''s completion was delayed about three years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nantucket (PG-12)
USS ''Ranger'', later USS ''Rockport'' and USS ''Nantucket'' (PG-23/IX-18), was a gunboat of the United States Navy. A screw steamer with full-rig auxiliary sail, ''Ranger'' was destined for a very long 65-year career, serving first as a U.S. Navy gunboat from 1876 to 1920, and later as a training ship with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy from 1909 to 1941. The ship was finally scrapped in 1958, but her engine, which is the only one of its type known to be still in existence, was preserved and is on display at the American Merchant Marine Museum of Kings Point, New York. Design and construction ''Ranger'' was built by Harlan and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware. She was laid down in 1873, and launched in 1876. ''Ranger''s engine was designed by the Bureau of Steam Engineering and built by John Roach & Sons of Chester, Pennsylvania. The engine is of the compound back-acting type, with cylinders of 28½ and 42½ inches respectively, and a 42-inch stroke. The pist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Monadnock (BM-3)
The second USS ''Monadnock'' was an iron-hulled, twin-screw, double-turreted monitor of the in the United States Navy which saw service in the Spanish–American War. On June 23, 1874, in response to the Virginius Incident, President Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of Navy George M. Robeson ordered the ''Monadnock'' laid down (scrapped and reconstructed) contracted by Phineas Burgess at the Continental Iron Works, Vallejo, California; launched 19 September 1883; completed at Mare Island Navy Yard; and commissioned there 20 February 1896, Captain George W. Sumner in command, Lt. Cdr. Edward D. Taussig, executive officer. Service history After fitting out ''Monadnock'' served as a unit of the Pacific Squadron along the west coast. During the next two years exercises and training cruises sent her along the Pacific coast from Puget Sound to the Baja California peninsula. After the outbreak of war with Spain, she was ordered to join George Dewey's fleet in the Philippines. She dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Illinois (BB-7)
USS ''Illinois'' (BB-7) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of the , and was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the 21st state. Her keel was laid down in February 1897 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, and she was launched in October 1898. She was commissioned in September 1901. The ship was armed with a main battery of four guns and she had a top speed of . ''Illinois'' served with the European Squadron from 1902 to 1903, and with the North Atlantic Fleet until 1907, by which time it had been renamed the Atlantic Fleet. During this time, she accidentally collided with two other battleships. From December 1907 to February 1909, she circumnavigated the globe with the Great White Fleet. From November 1912, the ship was used as a training ship. She was lent to the state of New York in 1919 for use as a training vessel for the New York Naval Militia. The ship was converted into a floating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hawk (PY-2)
USS ''Hawk'' (PY-2/IX-14) was the converted British-built civilian yacht ''Hermione'' of 1891, acquired for service as a patrol yacht in the Spanish–American War. She later served in the Ohio and New York naval militias and on the Great Lakes until decommissioned in 1940. Civilian yacht The steam yacht ''Hermione'' was designed by Glasgow naval architect George L. Watson and built by Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, Scotland, in 1891 for James and Richard Allan of the Allen Line, Glasgow. In June 1895 she was chartered to the American businessman Robert Goelet. The yacht was later sold to the American politician and manufacturer, Henry L. Pierce. Spanish–American War ''Hermione'' was purchased by the United States Navy on 2 April 1898, renamed ''Hawk'', and commissioned three days later, Lt. John Hood in command. She sailed from Key West in late April 1898 to join the North Atlantic Squadron in blockading Cuba during the Spanish–American War. On 23 May she accompanied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hartford (IX-13)
USS ''Hartford'', a sloop-of-war, steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. ''Hartford'' served in several prominent campaigns in the American Civil War as the flagship of David G. Farragut, most notably the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. She survived until 1956, when she sank awaiting restoration at Norfolk, Virginia. Service history East India Squadron, 1859–1861 ''Hartford'' was launched 22 November 1858 at the Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss Carrie Downes, Miss Lizzie Stringham, and Lieutenant G. J. H. Preble; and commissioned 27 May 1859, Captain Charles Lowndes in command. After shakedown out of Boston, the new screw sloop of war, carrying Flag Officer Cornelius K. Stribling, the newly appointed commander of the East India Squadron, sailed for the Cape of Good Hope and the Far East. Upon reaching the Orient, ''Hartford'' relieved as flagship. In November she embarked the American Minister to Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hartford (1858)
USS ''Hartford'', a sloop-of-war, steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. ''Hartford'' served in several prominent campaigns in the American Civil War as the flagship of David G. Farragut, most notably the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. She survived until 1956, when she sank awaiting restoration at Norfolk, Virginia. Service history East India Squadron, 1859–1861 ''Hartford'' was launched 22 November 1858 at the Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss Carrie Downes, Miss Lizzie Stringham, and Lieutenant G. J. H. Preble; and commissioned 27 May 1859, Captain Charles Lowndes in command. After shakedown out of Boston, the new screw sloop of war, carrying Flag Officer Cornelius K. Stribling, the newly appointed commander of the East India Squadron, sailed for the Cape of Good Hope and the Far East. Upon reaching the Orient, ''Hartford'' relieved as flagship. In November she embarked the American Minister to China, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hancock (IX-12)
USS ''Hancock'' (AP-3) was a transport ship in the United States Navy. Acquired by the Navy in 1902, she participated in World War I and a number of US military and diplomatic ventures prior to that. She was named for Founding Father John Hancock. ''Hancock'', the third US Navy ship to bear the name, was built in 1879 by J. Elder & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Formerly ''Arizona'', she was purchased by the War Department during the Spanish–American War and transferred to the Navy 8 November 1902. She was commissioned 20 November 1902. Operational service ''Hancock'' sailed from San Francisco for the East Coast 14 December 1902 via Valparaiso, Chile; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Bahia, Brazil. She arrived New York Navy Yard 21 February 1903 and decommissioned 9 March 1903 for fitting out. Recommissioned 21 September 1903, she served as receiving ship at the New York Navy Yard until relieved by Washington 6 August 1913. Mexican revolution ''Hancock'' departed New York 15 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Fern (1871)
USS ''Fern'' was originally a lighthouse tender built in 1871 by Delameter and Stack of New York City.United States Government 1888p. 417U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1919p. 484 See entry for ''Gopher''. She was transferred to the United States Navy from the United States Treasury Department on 30 January 1891. Fitted out as a gunboat, ''Fern'' was commissioned on 22 April 1891, with Lieutenant commander (United States), Lieutenant Commander A. J. Iverson in command."Fern" DANFS Online. Service history ''Fern'' sailed the east coast, carrying coal and general cargo to various bases, locating and destroying by gunfire wrecks of ships obstructing navigation, and assisting in the precommissioning trials of new ships. After 22 January 1898, she was based at Key West, Florida to carry mail and supplies to the increasing number of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Essex (IX-10)
USS ''Essex'' was an ''Enterprise''-class wooden-hulled armed naval steam sloop of war. She was built between 1874 and 1876 by Donald McKay at the Kitter Naval Yard of East Boston, Massachusetts. She was commissioned on 3 October 1876 by the United States Navy. On 23 December 1930 ''Essex'' was sold for scrap, and on 14 October 1931 she was taken to the beach just outside Duluth Harbor where they set fire to her; she eventually burned to the waterline. On 14 April 1994 the remains of ''Essex'' were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. She is significant because she is the only known remaining ship built by master shipbuilder Donald McKay. History Construction Shortly before his assassination, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln authorized the construction of ''Essex'', but her construction was delayed for several years. On 10 February 1873 a Congressional act was approved. This act gave authority to the Secretary of the Navy to construct eight war vessels. The act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Dubuque (PG-17)
USS ''Dubuque'' (PG-17) was a United States Navy patrol combatant ship that served in both World War I and World War II. She was named for Dubuque, Iowa. She was launched 15 August 1904, by Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York; sponsored by Miss M. Tredway. She was commissioned on 3 June 1905, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Augustus F. Fechteler. She was reclassified AG-6 in 1919; IX-9, 24 April 1922; and PG-17, 4 November 1940. Service history 1905–1911 ''Dubuque'' was used in various services to the US Government during its initial years. On occasion it was used for guarded transport of government supplies, as well as serving as official transport for bodily remains of deceased government dignitaries such as James Wilson, US Supreme Court. ''Dubuque'' cruised from her home port of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in Atlantic coastal waters and in the Caribbean protecting American interests and citizens, a group of whom she saved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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