The Yankee Mining Squadron; Or, Laying the North Sea Mine Barrage
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Squadron supply officer *Lieut. C. R. Eagle (P. C). Squadron athletic officer *Lt. Comdr. G. W. Hewlett. Assistant squadron construction offi- cer *Lieut. G. R. Arey (C. C). San Francisco (flagship)- — Captain H. V. Butler, U. S. N. Launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, October 26, 1889, as a protected cruiser; commissioned as a mine ship August 21, 1911; length 324 feet, beam 49 feet, extreme draft 24 feet, full load displace- ment 4583 tons; twin screw, 18 knots; four 5-inch 51-caliber... guns, two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns, 170 mines; officers 22, crew 350; additional for flagship, officers 5, enlisted men 47 ; total on board 424. Baltimore — Captain A. W. Marshall, U. S. N. Launched at Cramp's Shipyard, Philadelphia, October 26, 1888, as a protected cruiser; commissioned as a mine ship March 8, 1915; length * Additional to ship duties. The Yankee Mining Squadpon 47 335 feet, beam 48^^ feet, extreme draft 24 feet, 5482 tons ; twin screw, 18 knots; four 5-inch 51-caliber guns, two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns, 180 mines; officers 21, crew 339; total 360.
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