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Gunboat Huntress


Auxiliary Gunboat: Laid down in 1895 by Charles L. Seabury & Co., Nyack on Hudson, NY; Acquired by the U.S. Navy in June 1898; Commissioned 1 July 1898; Decommissioned in August/September 1898; Transferred to the New Jersey Naval Militia 30 December 1898; Loaned to the state of Missouri for Naval Militia training in 1907; Struck from the Naval Register 12 March 1917; Sold 3 December 1917. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 82 t.; Length 97'; Beam 16'; Draft 7' 3"; Speed 14 kts.; Complement 20; Armament unknown.


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Huntress 133k Post Card of the Huntress, postmarked 1911 © Richard Leonhardt

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: The second Huntress, a steam yacht with schooner rig, was built in 1895 at Nyack on Hudson, N.Y., by Charles L. Seabury & Co. and was purchased for the Navy from P. C. Fowler in June 1898. She commissioned 1 July 1898 after outfitting at New York Navy Yard, Lt. Felton Parker in command.

Used as an auxiliary gunboat, Huntress departed New York for patrol duties off Staten Island, and from 29 July to 12 August cruised in Long Island Sound. She then operated briefly around New York before decommissioning in August or September. Huntress departed New York Navy Yard 30 December 1898 for duty with the New Jersey Naval Militia.

The yacht remained with the New Jersey Naval Militia helping to train officers and men until 1907, when she was loaned to Missouri for Naval Militia training. Huntress was sold 3 December 1917.


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