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resumed station ship duty at Cavite on 22 January 1914. She again became temporary flagship of the Commander-in-Chief at Cavite on 1 March 1914, but terminated this duty on 23 March 1914 when she shifted to Olongapo for overhaul, completed on 8 July 1914. She departed Manila Bay on 16 July 1914,
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to Nanjing, China. She arrived at Nanjing on 20 November and sailed 10 days later to cruise with the American ambassador to the ports of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shantou, Amoy, and Wusong. She departed Wusong on 28 December 1912, investigating the landing facilities at
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shifted from Olongapo to Cavite on 8 October 1912 and served there as temporary flagship for the Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet (30 October-7 November). She departed Cavite on 7 November 1912, bound by way of Wusong, Shanghai, and the
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in tending the "boats" of Submarine Division 18. Except for a visit to Hong Kong (11-31 October 1921), she remained in the Philippines until 23 April 1923. She then sailed with the Submarine Divisions of the Asiatic Fleet and tender
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and the S-boats of Divisions 12 and 18 to serve at Qingdao, Yantai, and Amoy until 20 September. She returned to Olongapo on 23 September 1924 and sailed 28 October for return to the western seaboard of the
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returned to Olongapo, Philippine Islands, from the coast of China on 10 September 1923, serving there and at Cavite until 24 June 1924. She again sailed from Cavite on 24 June 1924 in company with tender
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with the S-boats of Division 12 for Honolulu, arriving 17 April 1921. Tending operations in Hawaiian waters continued until 12 November 1921 when she set course with the S-boats for
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shifted from Olongapo to Cavite on 26 January 1913 and remained in the Philippines until 28 March when she again set course for the coast of China. She transferred stores and men to
455:(31 October-1 November) to help protect American nationals from imminent dangers of the revolutionary turmoil in China. She became the temporary flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, 826:
became the flagship of Submarine Flotilla 3 (later designated Submarine Division), Asiatic Fleet. She also served as tender to Submarine Division 12 and sometimes assisted
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was decommissioned in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 11 July 1925. She remained inactive in the Philadelphia Navy Yard until her name was struck from the
888:(11-12 February), then proceeded by way of the Panama Canal, Guantanamo Bay, and Hampton Roads to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, arriving on 10 March 1925. 754:, from 14 May to 22 September 1919. She then sailed to Charleston, where she remained in commission, in reserve, until 13 February 1920. She entered the 591:, 4 February 1916, serving as a receiving ship there until 14 December 1917. She then entered the Mare Island Navy Yard to fit out for service as a 721: 615: 935: 587:
was placed in commission, in reserve, at the Mare Island Navy Yard on 29 January 1916. She shifted to the U.S. Naval Training Station,
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on 18 February 1920 for overhaul and was placed in full commission there 1 July 1920 to serve as a tender to Submarine Division 12.
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for repairs, until 1906. Her range was then expanded from an annual circuit among Philippine ports to include visits to various
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12 August, basing there for further survey work off the French Frigate Shoals until 14 November 1914. She then set course for
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of Submarine Division 12. The submarine division shifted base to New York on 19 November and sailed the 30th bound by way of
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at Wusong, then served as a station ship at Shanghai until 4 November 1913. After calling at Olongapo, she proceeded to
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on 13 April. She supported Marine expeditionary forces on the China coast until 30 August 1912, when she sailed from
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the following day to prepare for inactivation. She decommissioned in the Mare Island Navy Yard on 24 December 1914.
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was commissioned in full on 2 December 1901, Comdr. S. A. Stanton in command, and was assigned to the
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tended Submarine Division 12 on the California coast until 6 April 1921, then set course from
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served as tender for Submarine Division 10 at Guantanamo until 10 March 1919; then cruised to
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taking refuge from a storm in Lingayen Gulf the 18th, before proceeding to survey the
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overhauled in the Philadelphia Navy Yard until 20 October 1918, then tended the
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departed Cavite on 26 October 1911, en route with an expeditionary force of
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departed the Boston Navy Yard on 28 October 1920, made a brief call at the
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on 26 June 1928. She was sold for scrapping on 13 September 1928 to the
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departed San Diego on 2 February 1925 to land Marine reinforcements at
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cruised among the Philippine and Japanese islands and off the coast of
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in the Philippines before being repaired at Olongapo in January 1913.
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for fitting out for use as a distilling and station ship in the
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on 9 June 1918 and proceeded independently on the 21st for the
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by that name. The ship was originally converted to a
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commanding, departed Mare Island to tend submarines
742:continued as a tender to Submarine Division 10 at 994:World War I auxiliary ships of the United States 965: 572:, arriving 24 November 1914 and shifting to the 580:Conversion to submarine tender, 1916–1918 281:in 1898, and then converted again in 1917 to a 602: 335:. En route to the Philippines, she sailed via 838:to serve along the China Coast at Shanghai, 822:Upon arrival at Cavite, Philippine Islands, 496:as Asiatic Fleet flagship on 10 April 1912. 989:Submarine tenders of the United States Navy 936:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 439: 411: 323: 984:Distilling ships of the United States Navy 892:Decommissioning and sale, 1925–1928 930:This article incorporates text from the 432:surveys. Then, designated tender to the 416:Becoming flagship of the 3rd Squadron, 397:ports, and in November 1907, a call at 291:was built in 1890 as the merchant ship 966: 595:to the 6th Division, Submarine Force, 504:where she became the flagship of the 37: 186:325 ft 9 in (99.29 m) 564:(7-10 August 1914). She arrived at 194:41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) 13: 318: 202:17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) 14: 1005: 947: 603:Submarine tender, 1918–1925 151:Sold for scrap, 13 September 1928 923: 39: 24: 16:Tender of the United States Navy 801:, arriving on 9 February 1921. 714:, arriving on 7 January 1919. 440:Asiatic Fleet, 1911–1914 412:Pacific Fleet, 1908–1911 324:Asiatic Fleet, 1901–1908 178:4,360 long tons (4,430 t) 1: 974:Ships built on the River Wear 939:. The entry can be found 918: 674:of Submarine Division 10 at 664:, arriving on 24 June 1918. 7: 230:(22 km/h; 14 mph) 10: 1010: 960:at NavSource Naval History 273:was the only ship in the 155: 95:by purchase, 29 June 1898 32: 23: 238:55 officers and enlisted 722:Charlotte Amalie Harbor 632:at Yerba Buena Island, 216:triple-expansion engine 156:General characteristics 789:, Guantanamo Bay, the 662:Philadelphia Navy Yard 516:, Philippine Islands. 434:First Torpedo Flotilla 734:San Juan, Puerto Rico 574:Mare Island Navy Yard 558:French Frigate Shoals 846:, Wusong, and Amoy. 771:Portsmouth Navy Yard 597:U.S. Atlantic Fleet 387:Philippine Squadron 371:before arriving at 84:7 January 1890, as 589:Yerba Buena Island 500:then proceeded to 309:New York Navy Yard 275:United States Navy 135:AS-7, 17 July 1920 905:Boston Iron Works 765:on 17 July 1920, 744:Cold Spring Inlet 652:. She arrived in 375:on 3 April 1902. 264: 263: 1001: 927: 926: 862:. She called at 756:Boston Navy Yard 607:On 2 April 1918 403:Secretary of War 283:submarine tender 169:Submarine tender 111:24 December 1914 47: 44: 43: 42: 28: 21: 20: 1009: 1008: 1004: 1003: 1002: 1000: 999: 998: 964: 963: 950: 924: 921: 894: 634:California City 605: 582: 512:for repairs at 442: 414: 326: 321: 319:Service history 279:distilling ship 165:Distilling ship 119:29 January 1916 103:2 December 1901 45: 40: 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1007: 997: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 962: 961: 949: 948:External links 946: 920: 917: 893: 890: 730:Virgin Islands 708:Guantanamo Bay 604: 601: 581: 578: 506:China Squadron 441: 438: 413: 410: 325: 322: 320: 317: 262: 261: 260: 259: 252: 250:6 pounder guns 244: 240: 239: 236: 232: 231: 224: 220: 219: 218:, single shaft 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 162: 158: 157: 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 125: 124:Decommissioned 121: 120: 117: 116:Recommissioned 113: 112: 109: 108:Decommissioned 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 82: 78: 77: 64: 60: 59: 53: 49: 48: 35: 34: 30: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1006: 995: 992: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 975: 972: 971: 969: 959: 955: 954:Photo gallery 952: 951: 945: 944: 942: 937: 934: 933: 932:public domain 916: 914: 910: 906: 902: 898: 889: 887: 883: 879: 875: 873: 869: 865: 861: 860:United States 856: 851: 847: 845: 841: 837: 832: 830: 825: 820: 818: 814: 810: 809:San Francisco 806: 802: 800: 796: 793:and ports of 792: 788: 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 761:Reclassified 759: 757: 753: 749: 745: 741: 737: 735: 731: 727: 723: 719: 715: 713: 709: 705: 701: 700:Hampton Roads 697: 693: 692:Tompkinsville 689: 685: 681: 677: 673: 669: 665: 663: 659: 655: 651: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 630: (SS-46) 629: 624: 623: (SS-45) 622: 617: 614: 610: 600: 598: 594: 590: 586: 577: 575: 571: 570:San Francisco 567: 563: 559: 554: 550: 548: 544: 543: (AT-49) 542: 537: 533: 531: 530:Lingayen Gulf 526: 525:Yangtze River 521: 517: 515: 511: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 490: (ACR-2) 489: 484: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 457:Asiatic Fleet 454: 450: 446: 437: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 418:Pacific Fleet 409: 407: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 343:, calling at 342: 338: 334: 333:Asiatic Fleet 330: 316: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 284: 280: 276: 272: 270: 257: 253: 251: 247: 246: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 233: 229: 225: 222: 221: 217: 213: 210:2 coal-fired 209: 206: 205: 201: 198: 197: 193: 190: 189: 185: 182: 181: 177: 174: 173: 170: 166: 163: 160: 159: 154: 150: 147: 146: 142: 139: 138: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 87: 83: 80: 79: 76: 72: 68: 65: 62: 61: 58: 54: 51: 50: 46:United States 36: 31: 27: 22: 19: 957: 938: 929: 922: 896: 895: 877: 876: 872:Pearl Harbor 864:Sorsogon Bay 854: 849: 848: 835: 831: (AM-9) 828: 823: 821: 804: 803: 791:Panama Canal 766: 762: 760: 739: 738: 717: 716: 680:Rhode Island 667: 666: 649: 645: 627: 620: 616:Paul H. Rice 608: 606: 584: 583: 552: 551: 540: 535: 534: 519: 518: 497: 493: 487: 485: 444: 443: 421: 415: 378: 377: 328: 327: 292: 288: 287: 268: 266: 265: 175:Displacement 143:26 June 1928 132:Reclassified 127:11 July 1925 100:Commissioned 85: 56: 18: 844:Qinhuangdao 813:Apra Harbor 688:Connecticut 420:, in 1908, 399:Vladivostok 313:Philippines 297:James Laing 67:James Laing 979:1890 ships 968:Categories 919:References 752:New Jersey 726:St. Thomas 684:Bridgeport 654:Charleston 642:California 613:Lieutenant 541:Piscataqua 463:, Wusong, 451:landed at 430:hydrologic 408:embarked. 341:Suez Canal 301:Sunderland 293:Norse King 235:Complement 207:Propulsion 86:Norse King 71:Sunderland 909:Baltimore 901:Navy list 886:Nicaragua 799:San Diego 656:with the 638:San Pedro 492:relieved 391:Hong Kong 369:Singapore 353:Port Said 337:Gibraltar 256:1 pounder 913:Maryland 787:Key West 748:Cape May 704:Virginia 696:New York 566:Honolulu 514:Olongapo 488:Saratoga 461:Shanghai 395:Japanese 383:flagship 339:for the 243:Armament 140:Stricken 92:Acquired 81:Launched 958:Rainbow 956:of USS 897:Rainbow 882:Corinto 878:Rainbow 850:Rainbow 824:Rainbow 805:Rainbow 783:S-boats 775:Kittery 767:Rainbow 740:Rainbow 718:Rainbow 676:Newport 672:O-boats 668:Rainbow 658:L-boats 609:Rainbow 585:Rainbow 553:Rainbow 536:Rainbow 520:Rainbow 502:Huangpu 498:Rainbow 494:Rainbow 477:Qingdao 473:Shantou 465:Nanjing 449:Marines 445:Rainbow 422:Rainbow 385:of the 379:Rainbow 361:Colombo 345:Palermo 329:Rainbow 305:England 289:Rainbow 269:Rainbow 212:boilers 75:England 63:Builder 57:Rainbow 33:History 928:  840:Yantai 795:Mexico 690:; and 636:, and 593:tender 562:Hawaii 547:Manila 510:Yantai 479:, and 453:Wusong 373:Cavite 367:; and 365:Ceylon 349:Sicily 271:(AS-7) 183:Length 868:Luzon 855:Finch 836:Finch 829:Finch 797:, to 779:Maine 706:, to 426:China 401:with 381:, as 357:Egypt 228:knots 223:Speed 199:Draft 941:here 817:Guam 763:AS-7 712:Cuba 648:and 625:and 481:Taku 469:Amoy 406:Taft 267:USS 258:guns 254:6 × 248:6 × 214:, 1 191:Beam 161:Type 148:Fate 55:USS 52:Name 650:L-7 646:L-6 628:L-7 621:L-6 299:at 295:by 226:12 970:: 915:. 911:, 907:, 884:, 866:, 842:, 815:, 777:, 773:, 750:, 746:, 728:, 724:, 710:, 702:, 694:, 686:, 682:; 678:, 640:, 611:, 599:. 560:, 483:. 475:, 471:, 467:, 363:, 359:; 355:, 351:; 347:, 315:. 303:, 285:. 167:/ 73:, 69:, 943:.

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James Laing
Sunderland
England
Distilling ship
Submarine tender
boilers
triple-expansion engine
knots
6 pounder guns
1 pounder
United States Navy
distilling ship
submarine tender
James Laing
Sunderland
England
New York Navy Yard
Philippines
Asiatic Fleet
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Palermo
Sicily
Port Said
Egypt
Colombo
Ceylon
Singapore
Cavite

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