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USS Vixen, an 806-ton yacht, was built in 1896 at Elizabethport, New Jersey, for private use. Acquired by the Navy in April 1898, she served off Cuba during the Spanish-American War and participated in the Battle of Santiago.
Following that conflict, Vixen operated in the Caribbean area for several years, and then became a Naval Militia training ship. In World War I, she was a patrol ship off the U.S. east coast and later served in the West Indies. Classified as PY-4 in 1920, Vixen was decommissioned in November 1922 and sold in June 1923.
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Photo #: NR&L(O) 605 USS Vixen (1898-1923) Photographed in 1898, with sails hoisted on both masts. Note three-masted schooner in the right distance. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 57,756 bytes; 740 x 590 pixels |
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The following image shows USS Vixen in the background of a photograph of another ship:
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Photo #: NH 85649 U.S. Light House Tender Suwanee Halftone photograph, published in the book War in Cuba, 1898, showing Suwanee underway off Siboney, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Ships in the background include USS St. Louis (left) and USS Vixen (right). Courtesy of Alfred Cellier, 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 64,782 bytes; 740 x 615 pixels |
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