The USS Annapolis (PG-10/IX-1) was a United States Navy gunboat launched in 1896 and commissioned in 1897. Constructed by Lewis Nixon's shipyard in Elizabethport, New Jersey, she was laid down on April 18, 1896, and launched on December 23 of the same year. She measured approximately 164 feet in length, with a beam of around 26 feet, and was armed with a combination of guns suitable for patrol and combat duties typical of the era. Initially, USS Annapolis operated along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean, engaging in training exercises. Her service was notably marked by her participation in the Spanish-American War in 1898. She departed New York in April 1898 to join the blockade off Havana, Cuba, and assisted in capturing the Spanish sailing vessel Santiago Apostol. Throughout her Cuban operations, she participated in naval engagements including the Battle of Nipe Bay in July 1898, where she helped defeat the Spanish warship Jorge Juan in a show of American naval dominance. She also supported land operations in Puerto Rico and conducted patrols and reconnaissance missions in the Caribbean. After the Spanish-American War, Annapolis was stationed in the Philippines from 1901, supporting American military efforts during the Philippine–American War, conducting patrols, mail and passenger transport, and hydrographic surveys. She also participated in a cruise to Chinese and Japanese waters in 1903. She returned to the U.S. in 1904, was decommissioned for repairs, and later recommissioned in 1907, serving as a station ship in Samoa until 1911. Throughout her career, USS Annapolis operated along the Central American coast during the Nicaraguan civil unrest of 1912, and along the Mexican coast during the turbulent years of revolution and civil war. During World War I, she cruised in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the American Patrol. Ultimately, she was decommissioned in 1919, transferred to the Pennsylvania Nautical School in 1920, and served as a school ship for two decades. Struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1940, she was likely scrapped thereafter, marking her as a vessel of significant service spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries, involved in key naval operations and maritime patrols of her time.

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