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USS Concord'''
(PG-3) was commissioned on 14 February 1891 under the command of Commander O. A. Batcheller. Concord'' operated on the coast of
New England, and sailed from
New York City on 17 November 1891 on a cruise to the
West Indies and
South America with her squadron, then arrived at
New Orleans, Louisiana, on 27 April 1892 and cruised up the
Mississippi River as far as
Cairo, Illinois, visiting various ports en route. Returning to New York on 13 June 1892,
Concord made another cruise to Venezuela and the West Indies late that year, and arrived back at
Norfolk, Virginia, on 5 December. She participated in International
Naval Review held at Norfolk and New York in March and April 1893, and in June sailed from Norfolk for the
Far East, calling at the
Azores,
Gibraltar, Malta,
Port Said,
Bangkok, and
Saigon before arriving at
Hong Kong on 30 October. She cruised on the
Asiatic Station until 29 May 1894 when she arrived at
Unalaska. She cruised on sealing patrol in the
North Pacific to carry out the provisions of the treaty between the United States and United Kingdom, which empowered
Concord to seize any vessel violating the laws protecting valuable
fur seals. She gathered hydrographic information to correct
Bering Sea charts and conduct scientific observations of the fur seals.
Concord returned to the Asiatic Station in September 1894 and continued to serve in the Far East until returning to
San Francisco on 3 May 1896. She was placed out of commission for repairs between 27 May 1896 and 22 May 1897. After a cruise to Alaskan waters 1 July – 29 November, she sailed from
Mare Island 8 January 1898 for the Asiatic Station under the command of Commander (later Rear Admiral)
Asa Walker. With the declaration of
war between Spain and the United States in April,
Concord joined
Admiral George Dewey's squadron at
Mirs Bay near Hong Kong on the 24th and sailed for the
Philippines. On 1 May,
Concord participated in the
Battle of Manila Bay that resulted in American control of the Philippines. , depicted here in a contemporary color print.
Concord resumed her patrol on station in August 1898, but returned to the Philippines on 19 December to assist in putting down the insurrection. Her duty consisted of patrolling the coast to restrict insurgent movements and shipping; bombarding various strongholds; and aiding
United States Army operations. Except for a voyage to
Guam in March 1900 to deliver stores, and a brief voyage to Hong Kong for repairs,
Concord remained in Philippine waters until June 1901, when she sailed by way of
Alaskan waters to San Francisco, arriving 28 September 1901. She cruised with the Fleet in Mexican waters, then went out of commission on 26 February 1902 at Mare Island. Recommissioned on 15 June 1903
Concord operated along the North American coast from Alaska to Panama and to
Hawaii and Alaska until decommissioned at
Bremerton, Washington, on 25 August 1904.
Concord was commissioned again on 16 September 1905 and sailed from Bremerton on 24 December 1905 for operations in the Philippines. Remaining there until March 1906,
Concord sailed to
China. Until 1908 she remained in the Far East serving at times on the
Yangtze Patrol and as
station ship at
Shanghai and
Canton.
Concord served as station ship at Guam from 2 January to 10 September 1909, then sailed to
Puget Sound Navy Yard where she arrived on 11 October. She was decommissioned for the final time on 4 November 1909, and assigned as
barracks ship for the
Washington Naval Militia at Seattle. She was transferred to the
Public Health Service of the Treasury Department on 15 June 1914 and served as a stationary
quarantine barge at
Astoria, Oregon. Returned to naval custody on 19 March 1929, she was sold on 28 June 1929. ==Legacy==