USS Vixen (PY-4) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy for operations in the Spanish–American War, where she served with distinction during the Battle of Santiago. She was commissioned again for duty during World War I when she was assigned to patrol the U.S. East Coast.

The fifth Vixen was built in 1896 as Josephine by Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, NJ; Acquired by the Navy 9 April 1898 and renamed Vixen; Commissioned USS Vixen 11 April 1898; Placed in reserve 18 January 1899 at Norfolk, VA; Recommissioned 17 March 1899; Decommissioned 30 March 1906 at Pensacola, FL; Loaned to the New Jersey Naval Militia 6 ...

Lt. Alexander Sharp, Jr., served as an aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, and also commanded the U.S.S. VIXEN during the Spanish American War. He took part in the the Battle of Santiago.

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.

Several converted yachts took part in fights with Spanish forces. Three, USS Gloucester, Hist and Vixen, were present during the Battle off Santiago on 3 July 1898. Following the war, the Navy retained all thirteen. USS Mayflower, the biggest, served …

U.S.S. Vixen was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War. In 1900, she was serving on the North Atlantic Station. [8] Sold into mercantile service on 22 June, 1923, she was renamed Tamiami Queen, then Collier County the next year.

USS Vixen (1898-1923) Photographed in 1898, with sails hoisted on both masts. Note three-masted schooner in the right distance

USS Vixen (PY-4) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy for operations in the Spanish–American War, where she served with distinction during the Battle of Santiago. She was commissioned again for duty during World War I when she was assigned to patrol the U.S. East Coast.

Die USS Vixen (Kennung: PY-4) war ein Kanonenboot der United States Navy. Das Schiff war ursprünglich unter dem Namen Josephine als Yacht für den amerikanischen Unternehmer und Kunstsammler Peter Arrell Brown Widener in Auftrag gegeben worden und im Juni 1896 auf der Crescent Shipyard in Elizabethport ( US-Bundesstaat New Jersey ) von Stapel ...

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order. This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship.