USS Justin (1891)

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USS Justin photographed after the expansion of her amidships superstructure and the addition of a raised navigating bridge. She retains her short well deck forward.
History
US Naval Jack 36 stars.svg US flag 38 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Justin
Namesakea former name retained
OwnerBowring & Archibald
BuilderR. Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough, England
Launched23 December 1890
CompletedFebruary 1891
Commissioned27 April 1898
Recommissioned19 September 1900
Decommissioned20 December 1915
FateSold 1916, scrapped 1933
General characteristics
Type Collier
Displacement1,419 long tons (1,442 t)
Length287 ft 6 in (87.63 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draft19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
Propulsion steam engine, screw-driven
Speed10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement35
Armament2 × 6-pounders

USS Justin was a steamship acquired by the United States Navy for use as a collier. Her task was to carry coal and to provide it to ships and stations. Her task was one that was being phased out, as the navies of the world were shifting from coal to oil to drive their ships.

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Service history

USS Justin (1898-1915) In drydock at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa 1899-1900. USS Justin in drydock.jpg
USS Justin (1898–1915) In drydock at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa 1899–1900.

The first Justin to be named as such by the U.S. Navy, she was completed in 1891 by R. Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough, England; purchased from Bowring & Archibald; and commissioned on 27 April 1898. Justin performed collier service in the Chesapeake Bay area until sailing for Guantánamo Bay on 2 June for coaling duties during the Spanish–American War. Returning to Virginia, Justin operated along the U.S. East Coast and in New England, then departed Norfolk, Virginia on 11 October. After visiting Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Mexico, she arrived San Francisco, California on 3 February 1899 and decommissioned there on 17 February.

Recommissioned at Mare Island, California on 19 September 1900, Justin sailed on 1 October for duty in the Far East. 1900 Guam Typhoon: On 13 November, 1900 she was at Guam when the island was hit by a typhoon. She escaped undamaged. Two days later she rescued the crew of USS Yosemite that had been damaged in port after by the storm after breaking her moorings and blown 60 miles from Guam. When found Yosemite was in sinking condition and after removing 173 crew she either scuttled Yosemite or she sank on her own. [1] For the next seven years, she provided fuel and supplies to the Asiatic Fleet during a period of intense and growing American activity in the Orient. She returned to San Francisco, California on 23 November 1907 via Guam and Honolulu. From 1907 to 1915, Justin carried coal to units of the Pacific Fleet stationed at widely scattered points from the U.S. West Coast to South America. She decommissioned at Mare Island 20 December 1915, and was sold into commercial service in 1916 and scrapped in 1933. [2]

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References

  1. "U.S. S. Yosemite (AP, 1898)". shipscribe.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. "Justin (1098894)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 24 June 2022.

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.