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Yankton

Patrol Yacht: Built in 1893 as Penelope by Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, Scotland; Acquired by the Navy in May 1898 and renamed Yankton; Commissioned USS Yankton 16 May 1898 at Norfolk, VA; Decommissioned 27 February 1920 at New York; Sold 20 October 1921; Broken up in the summer of 1930 at Boston, MA.

Specifications: Displacement 975 tons; Length 185'; Beam 27' 6"; Draft 13' 10"; Speed 14 kts.; Complement 78; Armament six 3-pounders and two Colt machine guns.

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Yankton 97k c. 1906
Courtesy U.S. Warships of World War I		 Mike Green
Yankton 40k At anchor and dressed overall with flags
Photo from the 1914 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships		 Robert Hurst
Yankton 73k 22 May 1919
Operating with U.S. Naval Forces, Northern Russia		 The Sub Chaser Archives
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