USS Despatch (1873)
USS Despatch |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Despatch |
| Namesake: | Despatch: As a verb, to send off or away, to dispose of speedily, to execute quickly. As a noun, a message sent with speed. |
| Acquired: | November 1873 |
| Commissioned: | 23 November 1873 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 10 October 1891 |
| Notes: | Previously the commercial steamer America |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steamer |
| Displacement: | 560 long tons (570 t) |
| Length: | 198 ft (60 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine |
| Speed: | 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 81 |
| Armament: | 3 × 20 pdr (9.1 kg) guns |
The third USS Despatch was a United States Navy steamer in commission from 1873-1891.
Read more about USS Despatch (1873): Acquisition and Commissioning, The Virginius Affair, 1873, Operations From Washington, D.C., 1874-1877, Operations in The Ottoman Empire, 1877-1879, Cadet Training, Presidential Yacht Duty, and Special Assignments, 1880-1891, Loss