USS Mariveles

History
United States
NameMariveles
BuilderHong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong
Laid down1886
Acquiredby purchase, 1898
Commissioned17 June 1899
Decommissioned8 August 1901
Stricken8 June 1908
FateSold, 2 January 1909
General characteristics
TypeGunboat
Displacement170 long tons (170 t)
Length99 ft 9 in (30.40 m)
Beam16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
Draft6 ft (1.8 m)
Speed7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement27 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.85 in)) gun
  • 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.46 in)) guns
  • 2 × machine guns

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.