USS Cumberland (IX-8)

Sailing Ships

USS Cumberland (IX-8) was an unclassified miscellaneous vessel of the United States Navy, named for the Cumberland River. A steel-hulled sailing bark, she was launched at Boston Navy Yard in 1904 and commissioned in 1907. She served as a training auxiliary at Newport, a station ship at Guantanamo Bay, a receiving ship at Norfolk, and later at the United States Naval Academy. She was decommissioned in 1946 and delivered for disposal in 1947.

Type: Steel-hulled sailing bark
Launched: 17 August 1904, Boston Navy Yard
Decommissioned: 31 October 1946

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Article: USS Cumberland (IX-8) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q7868669
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