USS Stranger explained
The
USS Stranger was a yacht built in 1880 by William Cramp & Sons and acquired in 1898 by the
US Navy for use in the
Spanish–American War. It was commissioned on June 30, 1898, and saw service in the West Indian Blocking Squadron off of
Havana, Cuba.
Placed out of commission from September 24 to December 6, 1898, at the Norfolk Naval Yard, she was overhauled and refitted for service with the Louisiana Naval Militia for use in training.[1] She was officially turned over to the Militia on November 16, 1898.[2]
The ship served with the militia until the middle of October 1915, when she was sunk during a hurricane in New Orleans.[3] [4] [5]
Commanders
Notes and References
- Book: Stewart. William Henry. History of Norfolk County, Virginia and Representative Citizens. 1902. Biographical Publishing Company. Chesapeake, Virginia. 470. 1 February 2016.
- Book: Annual Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair to the Secretary of the Navy for the Fiscal Year Ending 1909. 1909. United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Construction and Repair. Washington, DC. 1 February 2016.
- Web site: USS Stranger. DANFS. Naval History and Heritage Command. 1 February 2016.
- Book: Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy. United States. Navy Dept. 1917. U.S. Government Printing Office. 0272-9415. 785. 2015-05-13.
- News: Naval Station Notes. 1 February 2016. The Herald. October 21, 1915. New Orleans, Louisiana. 4.
- Web site: George Leland Dyer Papers | Joyner Library | East Carolina University. digital.lib.ecu.edu. 2015-05-13.
