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USS Adams (II)

1913 - International Radio Call Sign:
Nan - Tare - Item NTI

Adams Class Screw Steamer:

Laid down in February 1874 as Adams a single screw, wooden-hull, bark-rigged steamer at Boston, MA., by Donald McKay

Launched, 24 October 1874

Commissioned, USS Adams, 21 July 1876, at the Boston Navy Yard, CDR. John Woodward Philip in command

Initially assigned to the North Atlantic Station

Reassigned to the South Atlantic Station in April 1877

Reassigned to the Pacific Station from January 1878 to 1907

USS Adams operated in Alaska, along the west coasts of the United States, Central and South America, as well as in and around the islands of Hawaii, Tonga, and Samoa

Decommissioned, 20 September 1884, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Recommissioned, 2 November 1885, at Mare Island, CDR. Louis Kempff in command

Decommissioned, at Mare Island from 25 March to 22 April 1889

Recommissioned, 22 April 1889, CDR. Edwin T. Woodward in command

Placed out of commission, in ordinary, 31 July 1890

Recommissioned, at Mare Island, 23 March 1892, CDR. Thomas Nelson in command

Decommissioned, 16 November 1894, at Mare Island

Recommissioned, 24 December 1895, CDR. Eugene W. Watson in command

Decommissioned, 30 April 1898, at Mare Island

Recommissioned, 7 October 1898, at Mare Island, CDR. George M Book in command

Decommissioned, 31 December 1907

Custody turned over to the State of Pennsylvania, 20 August 1908 as a school ship at the Pennsylvania Nautical School (PNS), Philadelphia

Custody returned to the US Navy, 6 February 1914 to be turned over to the State of New Jersey, to train the state's naval militia

Recommissioned, 27 August 1917, to serve as station ship in the Delaware River

Decommissioned, 5 August 1919

Sold to Joseph N. Tobin, New York City in August 1920 for merchant service with a Polish company, renamed SS Stefan Batory

Final Disposition, broken up circa 1921-22

Specifications:
Displacement 1,375 t.
Length 185'
Beam 35'
Draft 14' 3"
Speed 9.8 kts
Complement 190 Armament

one 11" gun

four 9" guns

one 60-pdr Parrott rifle

Propulsion steam and sail, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
098602819	188k	*Namesake* John Adams - (October 30, 1735[a] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. During the latter part of the war and in the early years of the nation, he served as a diplomat in Europe. He was the first person to hold the office of vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. (Wikipedia). Photo - Oil on canvas portrait of John Adams by Gilbert Stuart, circa 1800-1815, National Art Gallery Accession Number 1954.7.1.	Tommy Trampp
	255k	*Adams* under construction in drydock at Donald McKay Shipyard, Boston, MA., circa late 1874. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 46485	Mike Green
	379k	*Adams* at Boston Navy Yard, MA., in December 1875 while fitting out. Note receiving ship USS Ohio in the background. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 57285	Mike Green
	1374k	USS Adams moored pierside at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., circa 1898-99. Moored mid-stream is the torpedo boat *USS Farragut* (Torpedo Boat #11)**.	Darryl Baker
	44k	USS Adams moored off Vallejo, CA., in mid-March 1898, shortly before the ship was placed out of commission at the Mare Island Navy Yard. US Navy photo # NR&L (0) 5806.	Robert Hurst
098602818	150k	USS Adams at anchor at Honolulu, T.H., 1899. Image 43 Collection. Hawaii Islands. I. History. Iconographic documents collected by Louis Pierre Vossion. Compiled by Louis Pierre Vossion.	Robert Hurst
098602820	231k	USS Adams was a U.S. Navy training ship that sailed to Hawaii from May to June 1899. Her first stop on returning to the west coast of North America was Port Angeles, Washington on July 13, 1899. A week later, she sailed up the Canadian coast. The training ship entered San Francisco on July 26, 1899.	John Spivey
	2288k	USS Adams in Dry Dock #1 at Mare Island, 17 September 1902 with the ferry *Vallejo*. She was in dock from September 17 to September 22, 1902. File name: Adams D 15 9903-7-69, Navy Photo, 9/17/1902.	Darryl Baker
Adams D 14 09271902, Navy Photo, 9/27/1902	4248k	USS Adams at a buoy in the Mare Island Channel, 27 September 1902. File name: Adams D 14 09271902, Navy Photo, 9/27/1902 and File name: Adams D 16 09271902, Navy Photo, 9/27/1902	Darryl Baker
Adams D 16 09271902, Navy Photo, 9/27/1902	981k		Darryl Baker
	582k	USS Adams moored pierside, circa 1905, location unknown. Photo from the family photo album of Frances M. Darter, USS Adams	Robert Hurst
	637k	USS Adams drydocked at Mare Island Navy Yard, circa 1906. Photo from the family photo album of Frances M. Darter, USS Adams	Robert Hurst
	750k	USS Adams crewmen manning the yards, circa 1906. Photo from the family photo album of Frances M. Darter, USS Adams	Robert Hurst
098602817	36k	Pennsylvania Nautical School (PNS) cadets aboard their schoolship TS Adams, 1909. Pennsylvania Nautical School, J. Henderson Welles Archives and Library	Robert Hurst
	199k	TS Adams in a trough while in tow by USS Yorktown, May 1913. Photo from the collections of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Archives.	Tommy Trampp

USS Adams (II)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Philip, John Woodward :COMO	21 July 1876 - ?
	Decommissioned	20 September 1884 - 2 November 1885
02	CDR. Kempff, Louis	2 November 1885 - ?
	Decommissioned	25 March 1889- 22 April 1889
03	CDR. Woodward, Edwin Tully	22 April 1889 - ?
	In Ordinary	31 July 1890 - 23 March 1892
04	CDR. Nelson, Thomas	23 March 1892 - ?
	Decommissioned	16 November 1894 - 24 December 1895
05	CDR. Watson, Eugene Winslow, USN :ADM	24 December 1895 - ?
	Decommissioned	30 April 1898 - 7 October 1898
06	CDR. Book, George M.	7 October 1898 - ?


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