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USS Quinnebaug (II)

Galena-class Screw Sloop-of-War:

Laid down, date unknown, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Launched, 28 September 1875

Commissioned USS Quinnebaug, 2 October 1878, CDR Norman H. Farquhar in command

USS Quinnebaug arrived at Gibraltar, 2 February 1879 to join the European Squadron

Quinnebaug returned to New York Navy Yard, 17 June 1889

Decommissioned, 3 July 1889

Struck from the Naval Register, 21 November 1889

Sold 25 March 1891

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,900 t.
Length 216'
Beam 37'
Draft 16' 6"
Speed unknown
Complement 212

Armament

one 8" rifle

one 60-pdr Parrott rifle

eight 9" Dahlgren smoothbores

one light 12-pdr howitzer

one 3" gun

Propulsion steam and sail

Size	Image Description	Source
203k	USS Quinnebaug at Barcelona, Spain, 20 May 1888. She visited Barcelona to celebrate the city's Universal Exposition. Photo from the collection of the late Antoni Blasi, with permission to publish them, by Camil Busquets. This photo, and several hundred more, can be found in Camil Basquets book "50 Años de Retrato Naval Militar (1870-1920)", ("50 Years of Naval Photography,") published in 2010.	Col·lecció Antoni Blasi, via Camil Busquets and Fabio Peña
420k	USS Quinnebaug crew members pose for a photo on board the ship, taken at Antwerp, Belgium in October 1884. US Navy Photo # NHF-012.01 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command.	Tommy Trampp
115k	Starboard bow view of USS Quinnebaug at anchor sometime between 1890 and 1901, location unknown. US Library of Congress photo # LC-D4-20898	Mike Green
92k	USS Quinnebaug at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Jim Kurrasch Battleship Iowa Pacific Battleship Center

USS Quinnebaug (II)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Farquhar, Norman H.	2 October 1878 - 1880
02	CDR. Whitehead, William	1880 - 1882
03	CDR. Casey Jr., Silas	1882 - 1884
04	CDR. Ludlow, Nicoli	1884 - 1886
04	CDR. Folger, William M.	1886 - 3 July 1889


Courtesy Bill Gonyo

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