USS Eagle 



Formerly the yacht Atmy built in 1890 by Harlan and 

 Hollingsworth of Wilmington. Purchased in 1898 by the Navy, 

 Eagle was fitted out as a survey vessel, her principal employment 

 throughout her naval service. She conducted her survey opera- 



tions mainly in the Caribbean area. Decommissioned in 1919, 

 she was sold the following year. She is shown here in Jrydock at 

 Portsmouth Navy Yard (1916). 



Length: 155' 6" Displacement: 434 tons 



USS Yankton 



Built by Ramage and Ferguson of Leith, Scotland in 1893 as the 

 private yacht Penelope for Prince Edward VII of England. 

 Acquired by Sarah Bernhardt the yacht became the Cleopatra. 

 Later purchased by an American, the yacht, was renamed the 

 Sapphire, in 1898 the yacht was purchased by the Navy, 

 converted to a gunboat, and renamed the Yankton. Following 

 her participation in the Spanish - American War, Yankton was 



assigned survey duty in Cuban waters. During World War 1 she 

 served primarily on coastal and anti-submarine patrols with one 

 submarine sinking to her credit. Sold in 1921, the Yankton was 

 seized two years later as a rum runner. After a brief period 

 engaged in honest commerce, she was scrapped in 1930. 



Length: 185' Displacement: 975 tons 



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