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USAMP Maj. Samuel Ringgold

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal

Mine Planter:

Built in 1903-04 for the US Army Quartermaster Corps. at Neafie & Levy Shipbuilding Co. Philadelphia, PA.

Launched, 30 April 1904

Named in honor of Maj. Samuel Ringgold, 3d U.S. Artillery, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto on 11 May 1846

Accepted for service by the Quartermaster Department about July 1904, assigned to the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, Mine Planter Service

Stationed at Fort Worden, WA, as of January 1919 and assigned to the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound

Decommissioned on 3 August 1922

Sold 16 May 1923 at Port Townsend, WA. to Shipowners and Merchants Tugboat Co. of San Francisco, CA., renamed SS Sea Salvor

Dropped off the list of US Merchant Vessels after 1947

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1948

Specifications:
Displacement 447 t.
Length 150'
Beam 30.5'
Draft 10'
Speed unknown
Armament unknown

Complement

Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	12k	Namesake Samuel B. Ringgold was an artillery officer in the United States Army who was noted for several military innovations which caused him to be called the "Father of Modern Artillery." He was also, according to some records, the first U.S. officer to fall in the Mexican–American War, perishing from wounds received at the Battle of Palo Alto. Portrait by John Vanderlyn, circa 1825	Wikipedia
	32k	USAMP Maj. Samuel B. Ringgold moored pierside, date and location unknown.	US National Archives photo, a US Army Signal Corps photo
	168k	USAMP Maj. Samuel B. Ringgold underway, date and location unknown.	US National Archives # 299666 a US Army Signal Corps photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.
30111204	137k	USAMP Maj. Samuel B. Ringgold underway towing a target sled, near Port Townsend, WA., date unknown. Coast Artillery Images
30111205	12k	USAMP Maj. Samuel B. Ringgold underway, date unknown and location unknown. Coast Artillery Images

The history for USAMP Maj. Samuel B. Ringgold is from US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 Vol. 2

Commanding Officers
01	Capt. Joseph F. Stiley, USA	January 1920 - 15 May 1922
02	1st Lt. Dean R. Dickey, USA	15 May 1922 - 3 August 1922


US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 Vol. 2

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