USS Prairie - Wikipedia
WEBTwo ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Prairie, after the grassland prairie. The first USS Prairie (AD-5) was an auxiliary cruiser purchased in 1898 for the Spanish–American War , and in periodic service until sold in 1923.
USS Prairie (AD-15) - Wikipedia
WEBUSS Prairie (AD–15) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built just before the start of World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty.
USS PRAIRIE (AD-15) Deployments & History - HullNumber.com
WEBUSS Prairie deployed three times to the Far East during the Korean war to support the Allied war effort. As the 1950s progressed Prairies duties consisted of material and technical support of the 7th Fleet. In 1957 she circumnavigated the world as the finish to a West Pac deployment.
USS Prairie (AD-5) - Wikipedia
WEBUSS Prairie (AD-5), formerly Morgan Liner SS El Sol, was built in 1890 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. She was purchased by the United States Navy on 6 April 1898 from the Southern Pacific Company, and commissioned two days later at New York, Commander Charles J. Train in command.
USS Prairie (AD 15) - Unofficial US Navy Site
WEBUSS Prairie (AD 15) - decommissioned -. USS PRAIRIE was the second DIXIE - class destroyer tender and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on March 26, 1993, the …
Prairie II (AD-15) - NHHC
WEBAug 24, 2015 · Prior to U.S. entry into World War II, Prairie cruised between Atlantic ports from Colon, C.Z. to Argentia, Newfoundland. She was docked at Argentia, tending Allied ships, on 7 December 1941 as...
Destroyer Tender Photo Index (AD) - NavSource
WEBUSS Prairie (AD-15) underway off the coast of Southern California. As the oldest U.S Navy ship in commission, Prairie is flying the "Don't Tread on Me" jack, the first navy jack. All ships of the U.S. Navy flew the jack in place of the traditional union jack during the Global War On Terrorism.
HyperWar: USS Prairie (AD-15) - The Public's Library and ...
WEBJan 11, 2000 · Description, history, and photograph (s) of Destroyer Tender USS Prairie (AD-15) in WWII.
USS Prairie (AD-15) - Wikiwand
WEBUSS Prairie (AD–15) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built just before the start of World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty.
USS Prairie (AD-5): Photographs - Shipscribe
WEBUSS Prairie (1898-1923) The former El Sol photographed at the New York Navy Yard soon after commissioning in April 1898. She is in her original configuration as an auxiliary cruiser with a main battery of ten 6" guns, including two on deck forward, probably two more aft, and six in the hull, plus two pole masts with fore-and-aft rig.
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