- USS Nashville (PG-7)
USS "Nashville" (PG-7), a
gunboat , was the only ship of its class. It was the third ship of theUnited States Navy to hold the name "Nashville"."Nashville" (PG-7) was laid down
9 August 1894 byNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ,Newport News, VA ; launched19 October 1895 ; sponsored by Miss Maria Guild, and commissioned19 August 1897 ,Commander Washburn Maynard in command.Upon commissioning "Nashville" joined the
North Atlantic Fleet ; and, as war with Spain became imminent after the sinking ofbattlecruiser USS|Maine|ACR-1|2, she was ordered to theCaribbean . She captured four Spanish vessels during the period22 April to26 July 1898 , and assisted in cutting theundersea telegraph cable just off the shore of Cienfuegos, where many of her sailors and Marines were honored with Medals of Honor. "Nashville" remained on duty offCuba until the war’s end.The
gunboat departed the Caribbean for duty in thePhilippines 14 October 1899 , arriving atManila 31 December via theSuez Canal . "Nashville" provided gunfire support for American troops in campaigns against Filipino insurgents until June 1900. When theBoxer Rebellion erupted inChina , "Nashville" departedCavite 8 June for China with a Marine detachment embarked. She arrived at Taku18 June , disembarked the Marines assigned to the International Relief Expedition, and remained until the allied forces lifted the siege ofPeking . After patrol duty off China, "Nashville" arrived at Cavite3 February 1901 , where she based until July. Transferred to theMediterranean , the gunboat arrived atGenoa ,Italy ,22 September 1901 .After a year’s patrol duty, "Nashville" left
Gibraltar 1 November 1902 , arriving atBoston, MA 16 January 1903 . On the Caribbean Station from26 May 1903 until4 March 1904 , she returned to Boston18 June and decommissioned30 June .Recommissioned
8 August 1905 atBoston Navy Yard , "Nashville" sailed8 September forSanto Domingo , operating off Cuba,Puerto Rico , and Santo Domingo until26 June 1906 , when she returned to Boston to decommission23 July ."Nashville" caused an incident in 1907 when she was sent to the Great Lakes through the St. Lawerence Seaway without Canadian permission.
After three years in reserve, "Nashville" was assigned to the Illinois Naval Militia
29 April 1909 . From May 1909 to July 1911 she trained militiamen on theGreat Lakes , homeported atChicago . After extensive overhaul and sea trials, she departed Boston7 January 1912 , arriving Santo Domingo31 January to begin five years of patrol operations in the West Indies and offCentral America , protectingUnited States interests. The ship participated in theblockade ofMexico , proclaimed in April 1914 by PresidentWoodrow Wilson , after the overthrow of the Mexican government byVictoriano Huerta . After a shore period of reduced commission status from10 May to8 July 1916 inNew Orleans, LA , the gunboat returned toTampico, Mexico , where she remained until the United States enteredWorld War I ,6 April 1917 .After temporary duty off Tampico "Nashville" sailed from Norfolk
2 August 1917 , arriving Gibraltar18 August to patrol off the Moroccan coast. After serving as convoy escort offNorth Africa and in the western Mediterranean until15 July 1918 , "Nashville" departed Gibraltar, arriving1 August atCharleston, SC . The ship decommissioned21 October 1918 at Charleston and was sold20 October 1921 to J. L. Bernard and Company,Washington, DC .See also
See USS|Nashville for other ships of this name.
References
External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/n2/nashville-i.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Nashville"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/09007.htm navsource.org: "Nashville" (PG 7)]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pg7.htm hazegray.org: USS "Nashville"]
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