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USS Yorktown (PG-1)
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USS Yorktown was lead ship of her class of steel-hulled, twin-screw gunboats in the United States Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named in honor of the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Yorktown.
USS Yorktown, c. 1890–1901
USS Yorktown, c. 1890–1901
Yorktown (right) and Vesuvius being launched in Philadelphia, 28 April 1888
Yorktown (right) and Vesuvius being launched in Philadelphia, 28 April 1888
Yorktown participated in the ceremonies centered on the repatriation of the remains of John Ericsson to his native Sweden in August 1890.
Yorktown participated in the ceremonies centered on the repatriation of the remains of John Ericsson to his native Sweden in August 1890.
As a lieutenant, Bradley Fiske tested a successful telescopic gun sight on Yorktown in 1892.
As a lieutenant, Bradley Fiske tested a successful telescopic gun sight on Yorktown in 1892.
Yorktown-class gunboat
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The Yorktown class was a class of three steel-hulled, twin-screw gunboats built for the United States Navy beginning in 1887. All three ships of the class were named after cities near American Revolutionary War battles.
USS Yorktown, the lead ship of the Yorktown class
USS Yorktown, the lead ship of the Yorktown class
After her commissioning, Yorktown (second from left) was a member of the United States Navy's Squadron of Evolution.
After her commissioning, Yorktown (second from left) was a member of the United States Navy's Squadron of Evolution.
Concord in San Francisco Bay, c. 1890s
Concord in San Francisco Bay, c. 1890s
Bennington after her boiler explosion in July 1905 at San Diego
Bennington after her boiler explosion in July 1905 at San Diego