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Hornet


Hornet served both the U. S. Navy and the North Carolina Naval Militia
Patrol Yacht:

  • The sixth Hornet was built as Alicia in 1890 by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, DE
  • Purchased by the Navy 6 April 1898
  • Commissioned USS Hornet 12 April 1898 at New York
  • Decommissioned 18 October 1898 and loaned to the North Carolina Naval Militia
  • Returned to Navy custody in 1902
  • Struck from the Navy list 18 March 1910
  • Sold 12 July 1910 to N. S. Sterns of New Orleans, LA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 301 t.
  • Length 180'
  • Beam 24'
  • Draft 11'
  • Speed 15 kts.
  • Armament: Three 6-pounders and two 1-pounders
  • Propulsion: Steam, one shaft.

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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SY Alicia
    Alicia 78k
    Alicia 121k c. 1895
    Photo by John S. Johnston    		 Hyperwar, U.S. Navy in WW II
    USS Hornet
    Hornet 27k
    Namesake:

    Hornet - A large strong wasp whose sting is severe

    		 Tommy Trampp
    Photo added 16 November 2020
    Hornet 74k Photographed in 1898
    U.S. Navy photo NH 53418    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
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