High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS Panther (AD-6), the former Austin, was an auxiliary cruiser in the United States Navy. Panther was built by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. in 1889, purchased by the Navy from Red D Line Steamship Co. on 12 April 1898, and commissioned at New York on 22 April 1898, Commander George C. Reiter in command. Panther was designated AD-6 in 1920. Panther was pressed into service immediately after commissioning as the Spanish-American War broke out. In April, Panther joined the North Atlantic Fleet, portions of which blockaded Cuba throughout the conflict.

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