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A NEW SHIP LAUNCHED.
SHE IS THE FIRST LARGE ONE BUILT IN THE SOUTH.
The Yard at Newport News the Scene of the Launching.The Vessel Called El Sud, (The South) and is of 4,500 Tons Burden.
A Distinguished Company at the Ceremony.......After the banquet the guests repaired to the shipyard and witnessed the laying of the keel of another vessel, El Norte (The North), which is to be a sister ship of the one launched today. |
Image and text provided by Digital Library of Georgia, a project of GALILEO located at the University of Georgia Libraries.
Photo from The Morning News. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 17 March 1892, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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Breaking Ocean Becords
The Northern Pacific company (Morgan line) steamer El Norte (Capt. J. W. Hawthorne) which arrived in port today has broken all records, making the run from Sandy Book to South Pass in four days, 10 hours and 43 minutes and from her wharf at New York to New Orleans in four days, 19 hours and 15 minutes, beating the last run of the steamer El Sol, 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
Pen and ink drawing by Samuel Ward Stanton.
NHHC photo NH-65472 via history.navy.mil
Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX.
Photo from The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 17 November 1892, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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TO COMMAND AUXILIARY CRUISERS
Vessels Bought From the Morgan Line Named.
Commanders of Auxiliary Cruisers.
Commanders have been selected for the four auxiliary cruisers recently purchased from tlis Morgan steamship line. El Sud will be commanded by Commander Wm. H.Emory, a native of this city, and recently detached from duty on the Asiatic station. Commander Wm. H. Brownson, the hero of the Brazilian revolution, and now in Europe looking after warships available for purchase, has been assigned to the command of El Norte. El Rio will be under the command of Commander Charles H. Davis, now on duty at the naval observatory. The fourth ship, El Sol, will be under the command of Commander Charles J. Train, now on waiting orders.
The names practically selected for the four big merchantmen are Yankee and Dixie and Prairie, and Slope. It was first intended to name these ships after cities, thus following the custom of the matter of vessels of this cruiser class, but as the merchantmen are not likely to be kept permanently on the naval list it was concluded best not to give them names which might conflict with the naming of regular cruisers which may hereafter be added to the naval establishment. The names under consideration are intended to represent the different sections of the country. Yankee the north and east, Dixie the south, Prairie, the middle west, and Slope the extreme west. The last mentioned name is not altogether satisfactory, and may give way to either Argonaut, Yosemite or some other designation distinctly representative of the Pacific states. |
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 08 April 1898, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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Navy Yard Notes.
El Sol and El Norte, which have been renamed Prairie and Yankee, went into commission at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The
Annapolis is still lying alongside the Cob dock, but it could not be ascertained whether she would go into drydock before sailing again. |
Image and text provided by University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.
Photo from Evening Journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 15 April 1898, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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From Washington to Naval Militia of Five States to Man Auxiliary Cruisers
ORDERED TO BE READY.
Directions were sent to the naval militia organization of New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey by the navy department to hold themselves in readiness to man the five auxiliary cruisers recently purchased, Prairie, Yankee, Dixie, Yosemite and Venezuela.
The organizations will not go on board these vessels until hostilities occur.
The New York reserves will man the Prairie, Massachusetts men the Yankee, the Maryland contingent the Dixie, the Michigan battalion the Yosemite, and the Jersey men the Venezuela.
The Maryland Michigan reserves will join their ships at Norfolk. The others will join their ships at the Brooklyn navy yard. |
Image and text provided by Rhode Island Digital Newspaper Project.
Photo from The Evening Tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 16 April 1898, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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NAVAL MILITIA FOR THE YANKEE
UNCLE SAM PROPOSES TO KEEP NEW YORK'S CITIZEN TARS BUSY
The latest orders from Albany to Commander Jacob W. Miller of the naval militia indicate that the men of that organization will be kept right at work unless the danger of a war with Spain passes away. Adjt. Gen. Tillinghast sent a preliminary order to Capt. Miller on Monday night to hold men in readiness to man the
auxiliary cruiser Yankee, formerly the Morgan liner El Norte, and at present undergoing repairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and also to retain a crew for the monitor Miantonomah to do servlce at signal stations to be established along the Long Island coast...... |
Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 19 April 1898, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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USS Yankee photographed at the New York Navy Yard, 27 April
1898, following conversion to an auxiliary cruiser. Her hull is being
repainted from civilian black to wartime Navy gray. Ship outboard of
her is probably USS Prairie.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43666.
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USS Yankee off Tompkinsville in New York Harbor as
an auxiliary cruiser circa mid-1898. This ship and her four near sisters
were originally fast coastal freighters with low superstructures.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 43667
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The cruiser Newark (C-1), flagship; the battleships Iowa (BB-4) and Oregon (BB-3), the auxiliary cruisers Yosemite, Yankee and Dixie (AD-1) and the colliers Scindia, Abarenda, and Alexander compose the squadron under Commodore John Crittenden Watson that is to bombard Spanish cities and capture the Canary islands. Commodore Watson's command is to be known as the eastern squadron, and its best all around ship is undoubtedly the battleship Iowa..... Commodore Watson was the gallant young officer who lashed Admiral Farragut to the rigging during the battle of Mobile Bay. | Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside;
Photo from The Record-Union.(Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 04 July 1898, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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WITH THE MEN OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILIARY CRUISER YANKEE |
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 17 July 1898, Image 27, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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SHOT AND SHELLS BEING HURRIED TO WATSON'S SQUADRON
Magazines of Every Ship Will Be Filled in Anticipation of Long Absence
Commander Brownson of the auxiliary cruiser Yankee was in conference with Secretary Long today, arranging for the trip of his ship with a large cargo of ammunition for Commodore Watson's squadron in its attack on the coast of Spain. The Yankee is at Norfolk, and will sail tomorrow for Santiago.
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Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside;
Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 17 July 1898, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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A Chase Without a Prize
Explosion of a Faulty Cartridge
A Burial at Sea. |
Image and text provided by Digital Library of Georgia, a project of GALILEO located at the University of Georgia Libraries.
Photo from The Morning News. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 25 September 1898, Image 17, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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The Action Off Cienfuegos, 13 June 1898 by Worden G. Wood, Ordinary Seaman.
U.S.S. Yankee in the foreground. |
Image and text provided by spanamwar.com via Robert Hurst.
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RESERVES ARE GOOD SHOTS
Crew of the Yankee Did Deadly Work |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 28 June 1898, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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Photo caption All hands on the boat falls, USS Yankee, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05519 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee pilot house, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05512 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee, the colors, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05513 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee, morning bath, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05515 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee, washing down decks, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05516 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee, wash day, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05517 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee, crew after 48 hours coaling, between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a05518 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a14816 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee between 1898 and 1901.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a14817 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee between 1898 and 1910.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-det-4a16598 via loc.gov
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USS Yankee rearmed and re-rigged after the Spanish-American War, probably for service in the Atlantic training squadron circa 1903.
NHHC photo NH-43668 via history.navy.mil
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TAKES NAVAL MILITIA ON SUMMER CRUISE
AUXILIARY CRUISER YANKEE
Which Will Be the Flagship of Fleet On Its Maneuvers In the Chesapeake
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Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 16 July 1908, Last Edition, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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THE YANKEE ATTACKED BY FIVE SUBMARINES
The cruiser Yankee, which was sunk by five submarine torpedo boats during mimic war in Buzzard’s Bay, is shown at the top. Below is a diagram sketch showing how a flotilla of submarines "sank" the Yankee. |
Image and text provided by Rhode Island Digital Newspaper Project.
Photo from The News-Democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 18 September 1908, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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CRUISER YANKEE, SCENE OF ACCIDENT, AND HER CAPTAIN |
Image and text provided by Rutgers University Libraries.
Photo from The Star and Newark Advertiser. [ [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 30 September 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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BELIEVE CRUISER YANKEE CAN ONCE MORE BE SAVED
After having been raised after nearly ten weeks work from Spindle Rock in Buzzards Bay, and while on the way to this city for repairs, the cruiser Yankee sank in six fathoms of water. The sinking of the cruiser occurred exactly twelve hours after she was floated from the ledge. In spite of the discouraging situation it is believed that the vessel can be raised, and work to that end will be begun.
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Image and text provided by University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.
Photo from Evening Journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 07 December 1908, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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COMPRESSED AIR TO RAISE CRUISER YANKEE
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Image and text provided by University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.
Photo from Evening Journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 08 December 1908, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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TRIUMPH FOR THE MODERN WRECKER
FLOATING OF THE U.S. CRUISER YANKEE
SYSTEM OF LIFE SAVING SERVICE OFFERED TO THE GOVERNMENT BY JOHN ARBUCKLE
THE UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP YANKEE ON THE HEN AND CHICKENS REEF NEAR BUZZARDS BAY.
John Arbuckle's engineers succeeded in floating the vessel through the use of compressed air after three wrecking companies had given her up. That she sank again after being towed home was due to an accident and is not held to detract anything from the credit of the system used to take her off the reef.
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Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 13 December 1908, Image 53, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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U.S.S. YANKEE Aground on Hens and Chickens Reef as seen from Horseneck Beach. |
Image and text provided by Westport Historical Society
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Wrecked U.S.S. Yankee on Hen and Chicken Reef, Horseneck Beach, Mass. |
Image and text provided by digitalcommonwealth.org via Robert Hurst.
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Wrecked U.S.S. Yankee on Spindle Rock, Hen and Chickens reef, off Gooseberry Island, Westport point, Massachusetts, 23 September 1908. |
Image and text provided by flickr.com via Robert Hurst.
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INQUIRY OPENS
OVER SINKING OF
CRUISER YANKEE
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Image and text provided by Rhode Island Digital Newspaper Project.
Photo from The News-Democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 21 December 1908, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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LOSS OF THE YANKEE
Commander C. G. Marsh Faces Allegation of Negligence.
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Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 05 January 1909, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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A sonar image of the wreck of USS Yankee in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Image from USS Yankee Buzzards Bay |
Robert Hurst |
