| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Alvarado |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1895 |
| Acquired | 17 July 1898 |
| Commissioned | 4 August 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1999 |
| In service | 20 September 1900 |
| Out of service | 1912 |
| Stricken | 21 May 1912 |
| Captured | from Spain, 17 July 1898 |
| Fate | Sold, 10 June 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 106 long tons (108 t) |
| Length | 116 ft 10 in (35.61 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 6.75 in (4.7435 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) (aft) (full load) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 19 kn (22 mph; 35 km/h) |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament |
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USS Alvarado was a gunboat captured from the Spanish Navy during the Spanish–American War, and then commissioned for use as a United States Navy gunboat. After the war was over, she was again commissioned for use as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy and the Louisiana Naval Militia.