USS Eagle (1898)
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Eagle and USS Eaglet.
The fifth USS Eagle served in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1919, and saw action in the Spanish–American War and service during World War I.
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Name | USS Eagle |
Builder | Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware |
Launched | 1890 |
Acquired | by purchase, 2 April 1898 |
Commissioned | 5 April 1898 |
Decommissioned | 23 May 1919 |
Fate | Sold, 3 January 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Gunboat |
Displacement | 434 long tons (441 t) |
Length | 177 ft (54 m) |
Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Speed | 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 67 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.24 in)) guns |
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Eagle, a yacht, was built in 1890 as Almy by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware; purchased by the Navy on 2 April 1898 and renamed Eagle; and commissioned three days later, Lieutenant William Henry Hudson Southerland in command.