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USS Buffalo (1893)

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39: 54: 611: 491:. In November 1921, she was ordered to the Asiatic Station as tender to Destroyer Squadron, Asiatic Fleet, and arrived at Manila in December. During the summer of 1922 she cruised with the fleet in Chinese waters and in September arrived at 664: 345:
and return, sailing east. Upon her return she was placed out of commission on 3 July 1899. On 2 April 1900, she was recommissioned and served as a training vessel. As a training vessel,
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and remained there in support until 16 March 1910. In 1911–12, she served briefly with the
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Out of commission at Mare Island from April 1905 to 17 November 1906, she then served as a
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In 1916, she again served in Mexican waters, and between May and August 1917,
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to Manila. Between 12 September and 23 November 1904 she cruised in the
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waters; and then from 14 November through 4 December 1914 operated off
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until 1915 in the Pacific. During 17–20 December 1909, she carried
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Her first cruise, from 7 December 1898 to 7 May 1899, was from
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Spanish–American War auxiliary ships of the United States
460:, where she operated as station and repair ship to 551: 670:World War I auxiliary ships of the United States 507:on 27 May 1927. She was sold four months later. 349:traveled widely. She made four voyages to the 304:. She was completed in August 1893 and sold to 8: 526:"Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA" 622:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 616:This article incorporates text from the 19:For other ships with the same name, see 516: 424:. Upon her return she was ordered into 302:Southern Pacific Railroad's Morgan Line 690:Destroyer tenders of the United States 27: 680:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia 528:. ShipbuildingHistory. Archived from 185:406 ft 1 in (123.77 m) 50: 7: 591:Naval History & Heritage Command 193:48 ft 3 in (14.71 m) 201:20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) 14: 685:Tenders of the United States Navy 609: 52: 37: 16:Tender of the United States Navy 625:. The entries can be found 476:and then returned to New York. 353:with replacement crews for the 286:was launched on 31 May 1893 by 213:(26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) 177:6,530 long tons (6,635 t) 1: 134:AD-8 (Destroyer tender), 1918 587:Biographies in Naval History 373:, returning to Mare Island. 706: 651:at NavSource Naval History 418:Special Diplomatic Mission 18: 524:Colton, T. (2 May 2014). 290:and Dry Dock Company, in 288:Newport News Shipbuilding 221:350 officers and enlisted 154: 97:Newport News Shipbuilding 45: 36: 503:until stricken from the 456:. She then proceeded to 420:of the United States to 240:4 in (100 mm) 233:5 in (130 mm) 155:General characteristics 426:Philadelphia Navy Yard 292:Newport News, Virginia 101:Newport News, Virginia 479:On 31 December 1919, 442:Newport, Rhode Island 428:for conversion to a 367:1st Torpedo Flotilla 150:Sold, September 1927 444:, she departed for 33: 562:Miramar Ship Index 532:on 26 October 2014 322:New York Navy Yard 274:United States Navy 28: 470:Azores Detachment 432:and reclassified 318:auxiliary cruiser 270:auxiliary cruiser 255: 254: 164:auxiliary cruiser 118:22 September 1898 697: 613: 612: 602: 601: 599: 597: 579: 573: 572: 570: 568: 559: 548: 542: 541: 539: 537: 521: 430:destroyer tender 416:transported the 278:destroyer tender 168:Destroyer tender 126:15 November 1922 60: 57: 56: 55: 41: 34: 705: 704: 700: 699: 698: 696: 695: 694: 655: 654: 641: 610: 606: 605: 595: 593: 581: 580: 576: 566: 564: 550: 549: 545: 535: 533: 523: 522: 518: 513: 410: 335: 330: 328:Service history 58: 53: 51: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 703: 701: 693: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 657: 656: 653: 652: 640: 639:External links 637: 636: 635: 604: 603: 574: 543: 515: 514: 512: 509: 409: 406: 334: 331: 329: 326: 276:, and later a 253: 252: 251: 250: 243: 236: 227: 223: 222: 219: 215: 214: 207: 203: 202: 199: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 161: 157: 156: 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 123:Decommissioned 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 108: 104: 103: 94: 90: 89: 88: 87: 80: 74: 66: 62: 61: 48: 47: 43: 42: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 702: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 662: 660: 650: 646: 645:Photo gallery 643: 642: 638: 634: 632: 628: 623: 620: 619: 618:public domain 608: 607: 592: 588: 584: 578: 575: 563: 558: 556: 547: 544: 531: 527: 520: 517: 510: 508: 506: 502: 501:barracks ship 498: 494: 490: 489:Pacific Fleet 486: 482: 477: 475: 474:Ponta Delgada 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 440:equipment at 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 407: 405: 403: 402:Pacific Fleet 399: 395: 391: 390:Asiatic Fleet 387: 383: 379: 374: 372: 368: 365:conveyed the 364: 360: 356: 355:Asiatic Fleet 352: 348: 344: 340: 339:New York City 332: 327: 325: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 298: 293: 289: 285: 281: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 262: 248: 244: 241: 237: 234: 230: 229: 228: 225: 224: 220: 217: 216: 212: 208: 205: 204: 200: 197: 196: 192: 189: 188: 184: 181: 180: 176: 173: 172: 169: 165: 162: 159: 158: 153: 149: 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 109: 106: 105: 102: 98: 95: 92: 91: 85: 81: 78: 75: 72: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 59:United States 49: 44: 40: 35: 32: 26: 22: 648: 624: 615: 594:. 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USS Buffalo
USS Buffalo
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
auxiliary cruiser
Destroyer tender
knots
5 in (130 mm)
4 in (100 mm)
6-pounder
auxiliary cruiser
United States Navy
destroyer tender
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Southern Pacific Railroad's Morgan Line
Brazil
auxiliary cruiser
New York Navy Yard
New York City
Manila
Philippines
Asiatic Fleet
Mare Island
1st Torpedo Flotilla
Pacific
transport
Marines
Nicaragua
Asiatic Fleet

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