- USS Yankee
USS "Yankee" has been the name of two ships in the
United States Navy .*USS "Yankee" (1861), a sidewheel steamer
*USS "Yankee" (1892), a steam ship used in theSpanish-American War
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USS Yankee (1861) — was a steam powered side wheel tugboat acquired by the Union Navy just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Provisioning Fort Sumter, evacuating Norfolk The Yankee a side wheel steamer built in 1860 at New York City was one of three… … Wikipedia
USS Yankee (1892) — USS Yankee was originally El Norte , a steamer built in 1892 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding Drydock Co.. The ship was acquired by the Navy from the Southern Pacific Company on 6 April 1898. The ship was renamed and… … Wikipedia
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