USS Machias (PG-5)

History
United States
Name	USS Machias
Namesake	Machias, Maine
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	February 1891
Launched	8 December 1891
Christened	Sponsored by Miss Ethel Hyde, daughter of President Hyde of Bath Iron Works
Commissioned	20 July 1893
Decommissioned	3 October 1919
Reclassified	PG-5, 17 July 1920
Homeport	Various
Fate	Sold to Mexico, 29 October 1920
Mexico
Name	Agua Prieta
Acquired	29 October 1920
Fate	Disposed of, 1935
General characteristics
Displacement	1,177 tons
Length	204 ft (62 m)
Beam	32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	2 × horizontal triple-expansion engines, 3405 hp, steam and sail, two shafts
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Complement	154
Armament	8 × 4 in (100 mm) guns 4 × 6-pounder guns 4 × 1-pounder guns

The first USS Machias (PG-5), a schooner-rigged gunboat, was laid down in February 1891 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She was launched on 8 December 1891. She was sponsored by Miss Ethel Hyde, daughter of President Hyde of Bath Iron Works and commissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 20 July 1893, Commander Charles J. Train in command.