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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Yosemite |
Namesake | Yosemite Valley |
Builder | Wigham Richardson & Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
Launched | 1894 |
Acquired | 23 December 1910 |
Commissioned | 11 November 1911 in reserve |
Decommissioned | 23 January 1912 |
Stricken | 1 March 1912 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 10 June 1912 |
Notes |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Steamer |
Displacement | 2,069 tons (normal) |
Length | 256 ft 0 in (78.03 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) (mean) |
Propulsion | Steam, screw |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (trials) |
Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns |
The second USS Yosemite was a steamer of the United States Navy that served briefly as a tender.