USFC Fish Hawk information

	Fish Hawk ca. 1900
History
U.S. Fish Commission
Name	USFC Fish Hawk
Namesake	Fish hawk, an alternative name for the osprey, a diurnal, piscivorous bird of prey
Builder	Pusey and Jones Company, Wilmington, Delaware
Cost	US$45,000 (appropriated)
Launched	13 December 1879
Completed	23 February 1880
Commissioned	Spring 1880
Homeport	Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Identification	1880–1900: GVQC; ; 1900–1926: GVQC; ;
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Navy 4 May 1898
Acquired	Transferred from U.S. Navy 15 September 1898
Fate	To U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 1903
United States
Name	USFS Fish Hawk
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	From U.S. Fish Commission 1903
Homeport	Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Navy July 1898
Acquired	From U.S. Navy 1 July 1919
Decommissioned	January 1926
United States Navy
Name	USS Fish Hawk
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	From U.S. Fish Commission 4 May 1898
Commissioned	4 May 1898
Decommissioned	15 September 1898
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Fish Commission 15 September 1898
Acquired	From U.S. Bureau of Fisheries July 1918
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 1 July 1919
General characteristics ; (as built)
Type	Floating fish hatchery and fisheries research ship
Tonnage	441.40 GRT (1883); 205.1 NRT (1883);
Displacement	484 tons
Length	156 ft 6 in (47.7 m) (overall); 146 ft 6 in (44.7 m) (between perpendiculars);
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) (amidships)
Propulsion	Steam, coal-fired, two screws
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft two-masted schooner rig
Crew	84, plus up to 25 additional personnel on temporary assignment
General characteristics ; (as U.S. Navy vessel)
Type	Armed steamer
Length	156 ft 7 in (47.7 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion	Steam, coal-fired, two screws
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft two-masted schooner rig
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Crew	45
Armament	6 x 1-pounder guns

USFC Fish Hawk was a fisheries science research ship operated by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, commonly called the United States Fish Commission, from 1880 to 1903 and as USFS Fish Hawk by its successor, the United States Bureau of Fisheries, from 1903 1918 and from 1919 to 1926. She was the first large ship purpose-built by any country for the promotion of fisheries,^[5] and spent her 46-year career operating along the United States East Coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, and off Puerto Rico.^[5]

In addition to her fisheries service, Fish Hawk served in the United States Navy as USS Fish Hawk in 1898 during the Spanish–American War and from 1918 to 1919 during and in the immediate aftermath of World War I.

^ Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Navigation, Forty-Third Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States With Official Numbers and Signal Letters and List of Vessels Belonging to the United States Government With Distinguishing Signals For the Year Ended June 30, 1911, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1911, p. 101.
^ ^a ^b Report of the Commissioner, 1881, Appendix I, p. 3
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Report of the Commissioner, 1881, Appendix I, p. 4
^ ^a ^b Report of the Commissioner, 1883, p. xxxiii.
^ ^a ^b NOAA History: R/V Fish Hawk 1880-1926

[1] Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Navigation, Forty-Third Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States With Official Numbers and Signal Letters and List of Vessels Belonging to the United States Government With Distinguishing Signals For the Year Ended June 30, 1911, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1911, p. 101.

[Report1881AppendixIp3-2] Report of the Commissioner, 1881, Appendix I, p. 3

[Report1881AppendixIp4-3] Report of the Commissioner, 1881, Appendix I, p. 4

[1883reportxxxiii-4] Report of the Commissioner, 1883, p. xxxiii.

[noaahistory-5] NOAA History: R/V Fish Hawk 1880-1926

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History
Fish Hawk ca. 1900
U.S. Fish Commission
Name	USFC Fish Hawk
Namesake	Fish hawk, an alternative name for the osprey, a diurnal, piscivorous bird of prey
Builder	Pusey and Jones Company, Wilmington, Delaware
Cost	US$45,000 (appropriated)
Launched	13 December 1879^[2]
Completed	23 February 1880^[2]
Commissioned	Spring 1880
Homeport	Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Identification	1880–1900: GVQC^[1] 1900–1926: GVQC
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Navy 4 May 1898
Acquired	Transferred from U.S. Navy 15 September 1898
Fate	To U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 1903
United States
Name	USFS Fish Hawk
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	From U.S. Fish Commission 1903
Homeport	Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Navy July 1898
Acquired	From U.S. Navy 1 July 1919
Decommissioned	January 1926
United States Navy
Name	USS Fish Hawk
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	From U.S. Fish Commission 4 May 1898
Commissioned	4 May 1898
Decommissioned	15 September 1898
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Fish Commission 15 September 1898
Acquired	From U.S. Bureau of Fisheries July 1918
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 1 July 1919
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Floating fish hatchery and fisheries research ship
Tonnage	441.40 GRT (1883)^[4] 205.1 NRT (1883)^[4]
Displacement	484 tons
Length	156 ft 6 in (47.7 m) (overall)^[3] 146 ft 6 in (44.7 m) (between perpendiculars)^[3]
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)^[3]
Depth of hold	10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) (amidships)^[3]
Propulsion	Steam, coal-fired, two screws
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft two-masted schooner rig
Crew	84, plus up to 25 additional personnel on temporary assignment
General characteristics (as U.S. Navy vessel)
Type	Armed steamer
Length	156 ft 7 in (47.7 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)^[3]
Propulsion	Steam, coal-fired, two screws
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft two-masted schooner rig
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Crew	45
Armament	6 x 1-pounder guns