USS Yankee (1892)

Yankee as a training ship in the early 1900s.
History
United States
NameUSS Yankee
Launched14 June 1892
Completed15 August 1892
Acquired6 April 1898
Commissioned
  • 14 April 1898
  • 1 May 1903
  • 15 June 1908
Decommissioned
  • 16 March 1899
  • 25 September 1906
Stricken17 April 1912
FateSunk 4 December 1908
General characteristics
Displacement6,225 long tons (6,325 t) (full)
Length406 ft 1.5 in (123.787 m)
Beam48 ft 4.5 in (14.745 m)
Draft21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) (aft)
Speed14.5 kn (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h)
Complement282
Armament
Notes

USS Yankee was originally El Norte, a steamer launched 14 June 1892 and delivered 15 August 1892 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. for the Southern Pacific Railroad's Morgan Line.[1][2] The ship was acquired by the United States Navy from the Southern Pacific Company on 6 April 1898. The ship was renamed and commissioned at New York on 14 April 1898, Commander Willard H. Brownson in command.

  1. ^ Colton, Tim (18 April 2018). "Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "El Norte". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. 1 August 1892. p. 240. Retrieved 20 November 2018.