USS Justin (1891)
 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.
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Justin |
| Namesake | a former name retained |
| Owner | Bowring & Archibald |
| Builder | R. Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough, England |
| Launched | 23 December 1890 |
| Completed | February 1891 |
| Commissioned | 27 April 1898 |
| Recommissioned | 19 September 1900 |
| Decommissioned | 20 December 1915 |
| Fate | Sold 1916, scrapped 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Collier |
| Displacement | 1,419 long tons (1,442 t) |
| Length | 287 ft 6 in (87.63 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m) |
| Propulsion | steam engine, screw-driven |
| Speed | 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Complement | 35 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounders |
USS Justin was 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.
Service history
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.,
San Francisco, California
on 3 February 1899 and decommissioned there on 17 February.
Recommissioned at
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.[1]
References
- ^ "Justin (1098894)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.