USS Zafiro (1884)
USS Zafiro was a collier, a bulk cargo ship, that served in the United States Navy from 1898 until 1904. Zafiro was constructed in 1884 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by Hall, Russell & Company at Aberdeen, Scotland. Admiral George Dewey purchased her for the U.S. Navy at Hong Kong, China on 9 April 1898 just before his Asiatic Squadron sailed for the Philippine Islands at the beginning of the Spanish–American War.
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USS Zafiro (1884)
USS Zafiro was a collier, a bulk cargo ship, that served in the United States Navy from 1898 until 1904. Zafiro was constructed in 1884 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by Hall, Russell & Company at Aberdeen, Scotland. Admiral George Dewey purchased her for the U.S. Navy at Hong Kong, China on 9 April 1898 just before his Asiatic Squadron sailed for the Philippine Islands at the beginning of the Spanish–American War.
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1898-04-09
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1898-04-10
decommissioning date
1904-06-10
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6,49224e+1
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Sold 21 October 1910
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19.614.282
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722.080.896
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*1898: 1 when commissioned
*1900: 45
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Operated as commercial collier 1884–1898
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1906-01-16
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