USS Nashville (PG-7), a
gunboat, was the only ship of its class. It was the third ship of the
United States Navy to be hold the name Nashville.Nashville (PG-7) was laid down
9 August 1894 by
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company,
Newport News, VA; launched
19 October 1895; sponsored by Miss Maria Guild, and commissioned
19 August 1897,
Commander Washburn Maynard in command.Upon commissioning Nashville joined the
North Atlantic Fleet; and, as
war with Spain became imminent after the sinking of
battlecruiser Maine, she was ordered to the
Caribbean. She captured four
Spanish vessels during the period
22 April to
26 July 1898, and assisted in cutting the
undersea telegraph cable just off the shore of
Cienfuegos, where many of her sailors and Marines were honored with Medals of Honor. Nashville remained on duty off
Cuba until the war’s end.
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