ISBN: | 978-5-5120-4337-0 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Cheyenne, a converted tug, was launched in 1885 by Sam Paegnall, Charleston, South Carolina; acquired by the United States Navy on 8 July 1898 as SS Bristol and renamed Cheyenne. Outfitted at Charleston Navy Yard, she was commissioned on 30 July 1898, Lieutenant G. H. Swan in command, and reported to the Auxiliary Naval Force.