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with instruction not only in the 5"/38 but also in the operation and upkeep of the gasoline or diesel generators which were frequently necessary to furnish power for the operation of the gun. The monthly quota for the 5"/38 maintenance course was set at 60 on 24 July 1944. In addition, 40 gunner's mates were given a general gun maintenance course each month and 10 a week were sent to San Diego to act as leading petty officers until each had completed a month in training two gun crews. These petty officers were then returned to the Center for further duty afloat.
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712:, Peru, on 11 April. Heaving-to, the gunboat dropped anchor off Leticia to secure permission from Peruvian authorities to proceed further up the Amazon. With permission granted, she again got underway and arrived at Iquitos on 13 April. While numerous official calls were exchanged during the visit, the gunboat also acquired a small menagerie: three monkeys and one tiger cat which were presented to the ship by the Peruvians.
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1058:, Canada, on the 25th and proceeded on toward Montreal on the following day, arriving on 27 July. After passing through the Soulanges and Cornwall Canals, she proceeded up the St. Lawrence River to Kingston, Canada, before setting course for the Welland Canal. After coaling at Port Colborne, she entered Lake Erie, stopped briefly at Cleveland, and arrived off Toledo on 1 August 1923.
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continued routine patrol and "flag-showing" duties in 1919-1920 and into 1921. On 8 July 1921, the starboard propeller shaft parted, and the propeller was carried away. Proceeding on one engine, the ship finally arrived at
Shanghai on 22 July and entered drydock. She operated on the Yangtze through
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The Armed Guard Center at
Treasure Island had been designated as one of the three schools to give the 5"/38 maintenance course for petty officers. By the end of 1944 more men were being trained in this course at Treasure Island than at any other school. This training followed the Shelton pattern,
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The Dover operated in the vicinity of Canso and Gaspe Bay from 18 December 1942 and put into
Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, 1942, Dover escorted Convoy HF-24 out of the harbor, set course for Boston, and arrived with her charges at the Massachusetts port on 27 December.
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On 27 January 1941, Wilmington was designated IX-30 and renamed Dover. Based at Toledo, Ohio, the ship cruised on Lake Erie between Toledo and
Cleveland until the autumn of 1942, when she headed down the St. Lawrence River toward the Atlantic. She arrived at Quebec on 24 November and began voyage
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Beyond the effective range of
Spanish shore batteries, the Americans emerged unscathed, leaving columns of smoke to mark the pyres of the enemy's supply and patrol vessels. The 20-minute engagement ended with the attackers withdrawing to sea to resume routine patrol duties with the North Atlantic
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on the 24th where the mayor, the
American consul, and a number of city officials came on board the ship for a visit. Diplomatic affairs occupied the officers, with the commanding officer visiting the provincial governor and collector of customs. She was "full-dressed" with flags and appropriate
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area through the fall of 1917, with occasional overhauls at Cavite. She helped to protect the
Philippines for the duration of hostilities, intercepting and escorting various vessels entering Philippine waters while carrying out regular drills and exercises. She remained in the archipelago into
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commenced the initial leg of her cruise up the Amazon River. Navigable for nearly 2,300 mi (3,700 km) of its 3,200 mi (5,100 km) length during the rainy season, the Amazon and its verdant banks presented the ship's company with interesting and unusual flora and fauna as she
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overhauled two small charcoal-burning fishing boats off the harbor mouth and questioned their Cuban crews. From the brief interrogation, the
Americans learned that a submarine cable connected Santa Cruz and Jucaro. The gunboat then proceeded to the spot mentioned by the fishermen and lowered a
1068:— operating out of Toledo and calling at Cleveland and Buffalo—well into 1923. On 2 September of that year, she became inactive as her men were released from their training period. She remained in this state until 1 June 1924, when a large draft of reservists reported on board for training.
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Following this duty, she put into New York, where she remained until 27 January 1943, at which date she turned her bow south and headed for the warmer climes of the gulf coast. Arriving at Miami on 1 February, she soon departed and made port at
Gulfport, Mississippi, three days later.
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and the U.S. were at war. Events in the
Atlantic had resulted in the severing of relations and the commencement of hostilities. In the Far East, the neutral Chinese greeted the news by issuing terms of internment to all belligerent shipping on 5 May. While the gunboats
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The Dover was sold to the San Francisco Barge Company, and in early 1947 they used her to raise a sunken tug off Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. After raising the hulk the gunboat carried it out to sea, where both tug and gunboat were to be sunk together.
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served as an armed guard training ship of the 5in. Gun and smaller calibers and also served as a floating laboratory for the students in the Basic Engineering School until April when the school was disestablished on 14-Dec-44.
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was recommissioned there. For the next two years, she served off the China coast, carrying out her routine cruising and "showing the flag". On 17 December 1908, the gunboat commenced her river service, on the
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flag at the main and her saluting guns barked out a 21-gun salute to the Argentine nation as she entered port. After the usual boarding calls and shore visits by the American officers to the American
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on the 13th. Still nominally attached to the South Atlantic Fleet, she served in Chinese waters through 1904 on routine cruises showing the stars and stripes along the China coast at ports such as
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for the central harbor entrance. Fifteen minutes later, the two largest ships entered the harbor with black smoke billowing from their tall funnels and gunners ready at their weapons.
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ordered the Mace's return to Canada, which was done by "Wilmington" between the two dates of Canadian (July 1) and American (July 4) independence. The Mace is now on display at the
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for routine bottom cleaning and remained there until 4 July, when she got underway and cruised south along the coast visiting Brazilian and Uruguayan ports. She arrived at
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repairs and received a 5 in (38Cal) gun which was installed aft. Dover departed Quebec on 17 December and reached the Gut of Canso the next day.
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rolls in each direction while traversing heavy, choppy seas. On 16 October, she departed Pernambuco, Brazil, bound for the Far East.
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ceremonial trappings on 28 January when she welcomed the citizens of the city on board. Two days later, the gunboat departed
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passed a towline to the gunboat, and the two ships set out for Montevideo. On 9 February, steamship
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the next morning, she sank two Spanish gunboats and two schooners without a fight. On 15 July 1898,
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to Rio de Janeiro on 10 May 1900, her inclinometer recorded 45
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expedition to Manzanillo to destroy the Spanish shipping there
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departed Iquitos, headed back down stream, and reached
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USS Dover IX-30 daily report of her Decommissioning.
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1467:Spanish–American War gunboats of the United States
325:Armament: Eight 4" gun mounts and four 3-pounders
1431:List of patrol gunboats of the United States Navy
1195:Example of a 5”/38cal Gun installed on the Dover.
1221:Article from the “All Hands” 1956 November issue
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1318:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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426:. On 11 May 1898, she participated in the
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210:Displacement
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162:Commissioned
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1124:War of 1812
1122:during the
891:World War I
876:, with the
832:on 10 May,
627:Puerto Rico
564:Jose Garcia
297:2,200
253:1,988
165:13 May 1897
1462:1895 ships
1446:Categories
1392:Wilmington
1297:1851703780
1268:References
1093:Wilmington
1062:Wilmington
1052:Wilmington
1042:Wilmington
1021:, Arabia;
991:Wilmington
976:Wilmington
969:Manila Bay
947:Wilmington
940:Wilmington
935:Villalobos
901:Wilmington
872:as far as
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834:Wilmington
815:Suez Canal
796:Wilmington
788:Montgomery
765:Wilmington
749:broke the
747:Wilmington
736:Montevideo
729:Montevideo
717:Wilmington
704:, Brazil,
693:Wilmington
682:Paramaribo
646:Wilmington
623:Wilmington
600:Wilmington
592:Wilmington
568:Guantanamo
512:Wilmington
479:Wilmington
456:Wilmington
451:Wilmington
436:Wilmington
383:Wilmington
341:Wilmington
314:Complement
285:; 15
266:Propulsion
203:Wilmington
116:Wilmington
86:Wilmington
1415:Nashville
1132:Annapolis
1066:Lake Erie
1027:Gibraltar
1003:Singapore
858:Hong Kong
838:Hong Kong
819:Port Said
811:Gibraltar
751:Argentine
670:Venezuela
528:Wompatuck
466:Wompatuck
444:Wompatuck
424:Caribbean
360:, by the
347:lead ship
281:(24
215:long tons
146:Laid down
48:summarize
1086:Wilmette
999:En route
952:Brooklyn
917:Monocacy
897:Shanghai
854:Shanghai
800:en route
769:Ensenada
706:en route
635:Castries
631:San Juan
572:Guardian
552:Estrella
532:Scorpion
491:Scorpion
418:harbor,
379:Key West
354:gunboats
345:was the
322:Armament
277:13
178:Stricken
154:Launched
122:Namesake
1287:(2001)
1116:Toronto
1097:Chicago
1080:Dubuque
1074:Paducah
1015:Karachi
905:Germany
842:Shantou
779:Corunda
774:Chicago
710:Leticia
654:Orinoco
536:Osceola
501:Osceola
485:, near
132:Builder
93:History
1399:Helena
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1226:Awards
1056:Quebec
1031:Azores
1011:Bombay
980:Hankou
932:, and
923:Quiros
874:Hankou
856:, and
850:Fuzhou
846:Xiamen
830:Cavite
823:Manila
702:Manaus
560:Gloria
526:, and
524:Hornet
516:Helena
499:, and
496:Hornet
468:, and
461:Helena
416:Havana
343:(PG-8)
226:Length
213:1,571
929:Samar
911:Palos
411:Maine
391:Spain
294:Range
274:Speed
242:Draft
1336:ISBN
1323:here
1293:ISBN
1172:(16)
1120:York
1019:Aden
1013:and
700:and
698:Pará
590:USS
570:and
562:and
554:and
534:and
520:Hist
514:and
471:Hist
420:Cuba
389:and
339:USS
283:km/h
234:Beam
186:Fate
112:Name
84:USS
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317:212
299:nmi
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