USS Vulcan (1884)

History
United States
Launched1884
Acquired2 May 1884
Commissioned31 May 1898
Decommissioned12 January 1899
FateSold, 3 July 1899
General characteristics
Displacement1,909 tons
Length265 ft 4 in (80.87 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Boats & landing
craft carried		One picket boat
Complement197
ArmamentTwo six-pounder guns

USS Vulcan was an iron-hulled, schooner-rigged screw steamship acquired by the U.S. Navy for use as a repair ship during the Spanish–American War.

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