USS Southery (IX-26)

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USS Southery was a steam engine built in 1889 by R. Thompson Sons & What. in Sunderland (England). It was purchased by the United States Navy on April 16, 1898. It was converted to a carbon-based Boston Navy Yard and entered service at the Boston Shipyard on May 2, 1898. The first Commander was the Comdr. Walton Goodwin. "Southery" sailed from Boston on June 6 and for the remainder of 1898 and partially in 1899 sailed along the Atlantic coast of the US from Boston south to Jamaica. On February 18, 1899 the converted coal was withdrawn from service at the Norfolk Navy Yard and converted to a prison ship. On April 6, 1902, the unit moved to Boston, where she served as a prisoner. In early July 1903 the prison ship was transferred to Portsmouth (New Hampshire). In February 1913, she was converted to a station ship at Portsmouth.

When the United States entered World War I in the spring of 1917 "Southery" continued to stand at Portsmouth. On April 27, he received half of his first recruits from Great Lakes Naval Training Station and trained them intensively for five months. He returned to service as a prison vessel on September 25, 1917, and served until November 7, 1918, when he was assigned as a Navy ship to Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard. April 16, 1922 "Southery" was transferred to the Boston Navy Yard and continued to serve as a barge ship since 26 April. He continued to fill this assignment until his retirement on July 12, 1933. His name was removed from the fleet list on September 1, 1933. The hull was sold to the Boston Navy Yard on December 1, 1933. Bibliography

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