SS Saint Paul was a trans-Atlantic ocean liner named for the capital of Minnesota .
22-641: Sigsbee may refer to Charles Dwight Sigsbee , a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Sigsbee (skipjack) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Sigsbee, Missouri , an unincorporated community USS Sigsbee (DD-502) , a former Fletcher-class destroyer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
44-530: A court of inquiry. He then commanded St. Paul in 1898 at the Second Battle of San Juan and Texas until 1900. In February, he was appointed Chief Intelligence Officer of the Office of Naval Intelligence , succeeding Commander Richardson Clover . He held that post until April 1903 when he was succeeded by Commander Seaton Schroeder . He was promoted to rear admiral on 10 August 1903. He assumed command of
66-630: A race had occurred just before the grounding, despite reports to the contrary from passengers and even crew members. Vernon H. Young, a representative of the Cunard Steamship Company (of which the Campania was a part), forbade the Campania’s captain, Capt. Walker, from speaking with the media about the incident. Captain Walker had already admitted to the race, however, saying in an interview: “We sighted
88-693: Is buried in Arlington National Cemetery . His grandson, Charles Dwight Sigsbee III, First Lieutenant, US Army, was buried next to him on July 10, 1956. Conscious of his legacy, Sigsbee penned a book giving the history of the Maine and his experiences aboard her. The book was entitled The MAINE - An Account of Her Destruction in Havana Harbor and was published by the Century Company of New York in 1899. His daughter Mary Ellen Sigsbee (1877–1960)
110-711: The South Atlantic Squadron in 1904 and the Second Division, North Atlantic Squadron , in 1905. He commanded USS Brooklyn as his flagship on June 7, 1905, which sailed for Cherbourg , France . There, the remains of the late John Paul Jones were taken aboard and brought home for his interment at the United States Naval Academy. Sigsbee retired from the Navy in 1907 and died in New York , 1923. He
132-449: The St. Paul at 8:30 o’clock Friday morning, when she was fifteen miles ahead of us on the port bow. Then we both went at it as hard as we could. […] We kept on at racing speed for four hours, and finally passed her.” Similarly, a crew member from the St. Paul , Mall Master Hart, told the media plainly: “We were racing when we struck.” At the time of the incident, the St. Paul had already been
154-557: The Cramp shipyard on 22 August for re-conversion to mercantile service, Saint Paul was decommissioned on 2 September and returned to her owner the same day. On 25 April 1908, outward bound from Southampton, England , in a late snowstorm, Saint Paul was involved in a collision with the British cruiser HMS Gladiator in the Needles Channel . Gladiator foundered in shallow water with
176-760: The Naval Academy from 1869 to 1871, from 1882 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1890. He served on the Board of Control for the United States Naval Institute . He commanded Kearsarge on the European station from 1885 to 1886 and the training ship Portsmouth from 1891 to 1892. Sigsbee took command of the armored cruiser Maine in April 1897. After Maine was destroyed in February 1898, Sigsbee and his officers were exonerated by
198-749: The SS St. Paul , of the American line, went ashore while on its way toward New York Harbor. It was alleged that the steamship had been racing the RMS Campania , a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Line, but that fog had caused the grounding. At the time, the St. Paul and her sister ship, the St. Louis , were the largest vessels ever constructed in America, with each able to carry 320 first class passengers, 200 second class passengers, and 900 emigrants. The RMS Campania
220-561: The destroyer. Terror gave up the attack and returned to port, followed by Isabel II . Saint Paul was relieved by Yosemite off San Juan on the 26th and made for New York to coal. Saint Paul spent the remainder of her Spanish–American War service as a transport, operating for 48 days in July–August as a War Department vessel. She landed troops at Siboney, Cuba , and Arroyo, Puerto Rico , subsequently returning soldiers from Guantanamo Bay to New York City through 15 August. Entering
242-512: The end of World War I led to cancellation of plans to convert the ship to a troopship . Placed in temporary commission on 14 January 1919 for the purpose of fixing responsibility for her care outside the Navy Yard, Saint Paul soon began reconversion for mercantile service. Returned to her owner on 24 March 1919, Saint Paul was scrapped in Germany in 1923. As part of the celebrations surrounding
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#1732837444085264-529: The loss of 27 crew, but Saint Paul was able to return to Southampton for repairs. Saint Paul was again taken over for wartime service on 27 October 1917. Operated by the United States Shipping Board as a transport on the War Department account, she retained her merchant crew and carried a naval armed guard on board. She made twelve voyages between New York and Liverpool , England . She
286-519: The morning of 22 June. Shortly after midday, in the second battle of San Juan , the Spanish cruiser Isabel II , emerged from the harbor and, remaining under protection of shore batteries, opened fire on Saint Paul at long range without success. Isabel II was joined shortly by the destroyer Terror , which attempted to close Saint Paul to launch torpedoes. Saint Paul took Terror under heavy fire, scoring at least one direct hit which heavily damaged
308-405: The scene of several other accidents. One of these accidents involved the death of several crewmembers on December 18, 1895 when the main steam pipe supplying one of the engines burst in two places, filling the engine room with steam and scalding 5 men to death while severely injuring 5 others, 4 of which subsequently died. Departing Philadelphia on 5 May 1898, Saint Paul ' s first assignment
330-618: The title Sigsbee . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sigsbee&oldid=1091615605 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Dwight Sigsbee Formosan Expedition Spanish–American War Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 – July 13, 1923)
352-759: Was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . In his earlier career, he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer. He is best remembered as the captain of USS Maine , which exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba , in 1898 and set off the events that led up to the start of the Spanish–American War . He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1899. Sigsbee was born in Albany, New York , and educated at The Albany Academy . He
374-458: Was additionally the largest and fastest passenger liner afloat at the time. No one was hurt in the incident, with approximately 265 passengers (65 first class, 75 second class, and 125 steerage passengers) from the St. Paul successfully evacuated from the ship and ferried on to New York. The St. Paul , however, remained grounded for more than a week afterwards. In the aftermath, both captains and their respective companies denied allegations that
396-592: Was an artist, socialist and feminist. He has several namesakes: SS Saint Paul (1895) Saint Paul was launched on 10 April 1895 by William Cramp & Sons , Philadelphia , as a steel passenger liner. The ship later was chartered for United States Navy service as an auxiliary cruiser from her owner, International Navigation Company , by a board appointed on 12 March 1898; and commissioned on 20 April 1898 for Spanish–American War service, Captain Charles D. Sigsbee in command. At about 2A.M. on January 25, 1896,
418-602: Was appointed acting midshipman on 16 July 1862. Sigsbee fought in numerous engagements during the American Civil War , mostly against Confederate forts and batteries. Sigsbee served aboard Monongahela , Wyoming , and Shenandoah from 1863 to 1869, when he was assigned to duty at the Naval Academy . In 1871, he was assigned to the Hydrographic Office. He was first posted to the Hydrographic Office in 1873. He
440-651: Was assigned to the Coast Survey in 1874 and commanded the Coast Survey steamer Blake from 1875 to 1878. He returned to the Navy Hydrographic Office from 1878 to 1882 and served as hydrographer in the Bureau of Navigation from 1893 to 1897. During his period on Blake , he developed the Sigsbee sounding machine, which became a standard item of deep-water oceanographic equipment for the next 50 years. Sigsbee served at
462-438: Was to cruise in search of Admiral Cervera 's squadron between Morant Point, Jamaica, and western Haiti. She captured the British collier Restormel —bound for Cuba with a critical cargo of Cardiff coal—on 25 May and sent her into Key West under a prize crew . She cruised off Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo Bay into mid-June, then sailed to join the force blockading San Juan, Puerto Rico. Saint Paul arrived off San Juan on
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#1732837444085484-575: Was transferred to the Navy account in April 1918; designated SP-1643 ; and overhauled at New York. Then, while being towed to her berth from dry dock on 28 April with her ballast removed, she capsized in the North River . Righted on 11 September, she was subsequently turned over to the Commandant, 3rd Naval District , on 17 October. Saint Paul entered the New York Navy Yard the following day, but
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