USS Elcano

USS Elcano
History
Spain
Name	Elcano
Ordered	1882
Laid down	3 March 1882
Launched	28 January 1884
Fate	War prize transferred to the U.S. Navy
United States
Name	USS Elcano
Acquired	9 November 1898
Commissioned	20 November 1902
Decommissioned	30 June 1928
Fate	Sunk as target, 4 October 1928
General characteristics
Type	Gunboat
Displacement	620 long tons (630 t)
Length	165 ft 6 in (50.4 m)
Beam	26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft	10 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power	1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical compound steam engines 2 × single-ended Scotch boilers 2 × screws
Speed	11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Complement	Spanish Navy: 115 U.S. Navy: 103
Armament	Initial: 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/40 guns 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.24 in)) guns 1918: 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 guns 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.85 in)) guns

USS Elcano (PG-38) was a gunboat that the United States Navy captured from the Spanish Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was officially commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1902. She served for many years in the Yangtze Patrol where she saw action against pirates and warlords. She served until decommissioning in 1928, when she was sunk for target practice.