USS Inca (1898)
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USS Inca was a small Script error: No such module "convert". yacht acquired by the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War. It was outfitted with an 11-pounder gun and, for a short while, patrolled Boston Harbor, before being turned over to the Massachusetts militia as a training ship, a role it retained until 1908.
Service history
Inca—a screw steamer—was built in 1898 by George Lawley & Son, South Boston, Massachusetts, and was acquired by the Navy from F. B. McQuesten of Boston, Massachusetts, on 13 June 1898. She commissioned on 15 June. Inca was assigned to Boston harbor during the Spanish–American War, serving as a patrol and training vessel. She decommissioned on 27 August 1898, and was turned over to the Massachusetts Militia, which she served as a training ship until 1908.
References
Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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