USS Yale (1888)
USS Yale (1889) USS Harrisburg (1918-19) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Launched: | 23 October 1888 |
| Acquired: | 27 April 1898 |
| Commissioned: | 2 May 1898 USS Yale 29 May 1918 USS Harrisburg |
| Decommissioned: | 2 September 1898 USS Yale 25 September 1919 USS Harrisburg |
| In service: | 1898, 1918–1919 |
| Struck: | 3 July 1899 USS Yale 1919 USS Harrisburg |
| Reinstated: | 1918 USS Harrisburg |
| Homeport: | New York |
| Fate: | scrapped at Genoa, Italy, in 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 10,499 grt |
| Length: | 560 feet |
| Beam: | 63.2 feet |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
The USS Yale was originally built as the SS City of Paris, between 1888 and 1889 by J. & G. Thompson at Glasgow, Scotland. The U. S. Navy chartered her on 27 April 1898 from the International Navigation Co.; the Navy renamed her USS Yale, and commissioned her on 2 May 1898 under the command of Captain W. C. Wise. In 1918 she was recommissioned as USS Harrisburg, under the command of Commander Wallace Bertholf. After the war she returned to commercial service and was scrapped in 1923.
Read more about USS Yale (1888): Navy Service, Return To Commercial Service, World War I, Post-war Service and Fate
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