USS Vulcan (1884)

USS Vulcan (1884)

USS Vulcan (1884) was an iron-hulled, schooner-rigged screw steamship acquired by the U.S. Navy for use as a repair ship during the Spanish-American War.

Read more about USS Vulcan (1884):  The Navy’s First Repair Ship, Vulcan’s Picket Boat Sails Under Inaccurate Cuban Gunfire, Vulcan Repairs Captured Spanish Ships, Vulcan, As A Repair Ship, Declared A Success By The Bureau of Steam, Vulcan Decommissioned On Completion of The War