USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25)
USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25) was an unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which was captured in Cuba in 1898 by the U.S. Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was refurbished and used by the U.S. Navy as a non-self-propelled receiving ship at Newport, Rhode Island, and subsequently as a detention vessel and barracks ship for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, until 1957. For an article on the technical characteristics and operational history of Reina Mercedes as a Spanish cruiser, see Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes.
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USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25)
USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25) was an unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which was captured in Cuba in 1898 by the U.S. Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was refurbished and used by the U.S. Navy as a non-self-propelled receiving ship at Newport, Rhode Island, and subsequently as a detention vessel and barracks ship for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, until 1957. For an article on the technical characteristics and operational history of Reina Mercedes as a Spanish cruiser, see Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes.
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USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25) was ...... panish cruiser Reina Mercedes.
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1898-07-17
commissioning date
1920-07-17
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decommissioning date
1957-11-06
length (μ)
8.47344e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.31064e+1
ship launched
1887-09-12
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Sold for scrapping
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721,046,658
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none in U.S. Navy service
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Ship honours
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Naval Station Annapolis named in her honor
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Spanish Navy name retained; Qu ...... e of King Alfonso XII of Spain
Ship notes
Disarmed after capture and sal ...... as a non-self-propelled ship.
Served in the Spanish Navy as an unprotected cruiser from 1887 to 1898
Ship propulsion
non-self-propelled in U.S. Navy service
Ship struck
1957-09-06
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USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25) was ...... panish cruiser Reina Mercedes.
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USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25)
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"Fastest Ship in the Fleet"
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