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USS YOSEMITE (Auxiliary Cruiser)

CLASS - N/A
Displacement 6,179 Tons, Dimensions, 389' 2'' (oa) x 48' 0" x 20' 1" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5", 6 x 6-pdrs, 2 Colt Machine Guns.
Armor, n/a
Machinery, n/a
Speed, 16 Knots, Crew 285.
Operational and Building Data
Originally build as the merchant steamer El Sud by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, VA in 1892
Acquired by the US Navy from Southern Pacific Co. on 06 APR 1898 and renamed Yosemite
Commissioned 13 APR 1898
Fate: Scuttled on 15 NOV 1900 after receiving extensive damage from a hurricane while anchored in Apra Harbor, Guam.
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Yosemite 114k

USS Yosemite (1898-1900) Photographed in 1898. Ship ahead of her may be USS Yankee.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43670.

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Yosemite 114k

USS Yosemite (1898-1900) Photographed during the Spanish-American War, 1898.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 2763.

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Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Final Rank Dates
Emory, William H., CDR   04/13/1898 -
Ide, George, CDR   ~1899

(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)

USS YOSEMITE History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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