U.S.S. Dolphin
1886
(Hai 435)
- Class: Dolphin - 1 despatch vessel of 1883
- Displacement: 1,485 tons
- Dimensions: 256 x 32 x 14 ft.
- Machinery: one-shaft vertical compound, I.H.P. 2,240 = 15.5 knots
- Armament: 1-6"/30, 2-6 pdr.
- Complement: 152
- Builder: John Roach & Sons, Chester, PA
- Laid Down: 1883
- Launched: 12 Apr 1884
- Commissioned: 8 Dec 1885
- Notes: One of the first steel ships of the "New Navy" along with cruisers Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago. Classed as a gunboat in 1918. Sold in 1922 to Mexico, renamed Plan de Guadalupe.
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