USS Inca (1898)

USS Inca was a small 120-long-ton (120 t) yacht acquired by the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War. She 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 she retained until 1908.

USS Inca at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 9 November 1898.
History
United States
NameUSS Inca
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Son, South Boston, Massachusetts
Launched1898
Acquired13 June 1898
Commissioned15 June 1898
Decommissioned27 August 1898
FateTurned over to the Massachusetts militia which she served until 1908
General characteristics
TypeYacht
Displacement120 long tons (120 t)
Length114 ft (35 m)
Beam18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft7 ft (2.1 m)
Propulsionsteam engine, screw-driven
Armament1 × 11-pounder gun

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

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

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