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Patrol Yacht
Wasp

Wasp served the U. S. Navy and both the Florida/New York Naval Militia.
Patrol Yacht: Columbia, a steam yacht, built in 1898 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA; Acquired by the Navy from Mr. J. H. Ladew; Renamed Wasp; and commissioned at New York on 11 April 1898; Decommissioned, 27 September 1898; Placed in service, 15 December 1898 and loaned to the Florida State Militia for training purposes; Returned to U.S. Navy custody 21 June 1899; Placed out of service, 23 July 1902; Recommissioned, 2 October 1902; Loaned to the New York State Militia in 1908; Returned to U.S. Navy custody in 1917; Struck from the Navy Register 13 November 1919; Formally decommissioned, 1 December 1919; Sold, 20 September 1921to Mr. Halsted P. Layton of Georgetown, DE. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement, 630 tons; Length, 180' (wl); Beam, 23'; Draft, 12'; Speed,16.5 kts.; Complement, 55; Armament four 6-pounders and two Colt machine guns.

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Wasp 82k At the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, 19 November 1898.
U.S. Navy photo NR&L(O) 2220. 		Naval Historical Center
Wasp 50k Photo probably taken while serving with New York State Naval Militia.
Photo from the 1914 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships 		Robert Hurst
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