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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Mariveles |
| Builder | Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong |
| Laid down | 1886 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 1898 |
| Commissioned | 17 June 1899 |
| Decommissioned | 8 August 1901 |
| Stricken | 8 June 1908 |
| Fate | Sold, 2 January 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 170 long tons (170 t) |
| Length | 99 ft 9 in (30.40 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement | 27 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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The first USS Mariveles was a gunboat in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War.
A former Spanish unarmored gunboat, Mariveles was laid down in 1886 by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong; purchased by the War Department in 1898; transferred to the Navy on 2 May 1899; and commissioned 17 June 1899, Lt. (jg.) J. W. Oman in command.