&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Hornet_2.jpg) USS Hornet at anchor.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Hornet |
| Laid down | 1890 |
| Acquired | 6 April 1898 |
| Commissioned | 12 April 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 18 October 1898 |
| Stricken | 18 March 1910 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 301 long tons (306 t) |
| Length | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Speed | 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Armament |
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The sixth USS Hornet was a gunboat in the United States Navy. Hornet, the former yacht Alicia, was built by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware, in 1890; purchased from Henry Morrison Flagler on 6 April 1898; and commissioned at New York 12 April 1898, Lieutenant James Meredith Helm in command.