USS Peoria (1898)

(For other ships with the same name, see USS Peoria.) The second Peoria, a converted steel gunboat, was built as the pilot boat Philadelphia by Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1896. Purchased by the Navy 23 May 1898 from the Philadelphia Pilots' Association, she was renamed Peoria and commissioned 15 May 1898 with Lt. Thomas W. Ryan in command.

USS Peoria (1898)

(For other ships with the same name, see USS Peoria.) The second Peoria, a converted steel gunboat, was built as the pilot boat Philadelphia by Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1896. Purchased by the Navy 23 May 1898 from the Philadelphia Pilots' Association, she was renamed Peoria and commissioned 15 May 1898 with Lt. Thomas W. Ryan in command.