USS Prairie (AD-5)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Prairie.

USS Prairie (AD-5)
USS Prairie (AD-5) at anchor off San Diego, circa in 1920
History
United States
NamePrairie
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number267
Launched27 September 1890
Completed1890
Acquired6 April 1898
Commissioned
  • 8 April 1898 – 15 March 1899
  • 23 March 1899 – 18 February 1901
  • 9 November 1901 – 14 June 1905
  • 26 September 1906 – 22 November 1922
Stricken22 November 1922
IdentificationAD-5
FateSold and scrapped 1923
General characteristics
Displacement6,620 light tons
Length404 ft 9 in (123.37 m)
Beam48 ft 3 in (14.71 m)
Draft20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Armament

USS Prairie (AD-5), formerly Morgan Liner SS El Sol, was built in 1890 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. She was purchased by the United States Navy on 6 April 1898 from the Southern Pacific Company, and commissioned two days later at New York, Commander Charles J. Train in command.