USS Wasp (1893)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Wasp.
The seventh USS Wasp was the former yacht Columbia, purchased by the U.S. Navy and converted to an armed yacht serving from 1898 to 1919, with service in the Spanish–American War and World War I.
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USS Wasp at the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Virginia, on 19 November 1898. | |
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Namesake | The wasp, a stinging insect |
Builder |
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Yard number | 274 |
Laid down | 1893 |
Launched | 23 August 1893 |
Completed | February 1894 |
Acquired | 1898 |
Commissioned | 11 April 1898 |
Decommissioned | 1 December 1919 |
Stricken | 13 November 1919 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold 20 September 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Armed yacht |
Tonnage | 380 GRT |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
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Speed |
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Complement | 55 officers and enlisted men |
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