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, 27 May 1875; Decommissioned, 31 July 1882 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Recommissioned, 8 October 1883; Decommissioned, 23 September 1886; Recommissioned, 15 January 1887; Decommissioned, 6 February 1890; Recommissioned, 9 October 1890; Decommissioned, 23 September 1893; Recommissioned, 2 April 1984; Decommissioned, 4 June 1898; Recommissioned, 11 May 1901; Decommissioning, 10 December 1903; Transferred on loan, early 1907 to the California Naval Militia; Returned to Navy control, 27 February 1910; Placed in commission, in reserve, 25 January 1912 in connection with her fitting out as a ; Placed in full commission, 1 July 1912; Redesignated (AS-4), 17 July 1020; Decommissioned (for the final time), 9 March 1922; Struck from the Naval Register, 1922; Sold for scrapping, 29 July 1922 to the A. Bercovich Co., Oakland, CA.

Specifications: Displacement 1,202 t.; Length 199' 9"; Beam 32'; Draft 13' (mean); Speed 10 kts; Complement 202; Armament one 11" smooth bore, two 9" smooth bore, one 60-pounder rifle. spar torpedoes.

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	49k	Seen as a Gunboat before conversion to a Submarine Tender.		Gunter Krebs
	49k	-		Courtesy Randy Guttery Tendertales Web Site

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