- USS Quiros (PG-40)
"Quiros", a
schooner rigged compositegunboat , was laid down for theSpanish Navy by the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co.,Hong Kong , China in June 1894; launched in early 1895; captured by theU.S. Army atManila in 1898; acquired by the Navy21 February 1900 ; and commissioned atCavite Navy Yard 14 March 1900 ; Lt. P. J. Werlich in command. Assigned to duty supporting the army in putting down thePhilippine insurrection , "Quiros" operated along the east coast ofLuzon , carrying troops, providing fire support, blockading rebel villages, and making hydrographic surveys. The gunboat then switched to patrolling theUlgan station, operating off the coast ofSamar in cooperation with the Army until 6 October 1901. She retired to Cavite for repairs, 2.5 February to 7 May 1902, and then proceeded toZamboanga patrol station where she cruised for a number of months, carrying troops and marines on various missions. "Quiros" returned to Cavite and decommissioned29 January 1904 .The gunboat was placed in service once again
2 September 1904 , and following service with the Philippine Squadron sailed forChina , arrivingShanghai 3 August 1905 . Operating along the China coast as far asChefoo , the warship then took up patrolling theYangtze Kiang , making a number of upriver trips toHankow and one voyage as far asIchang , 900 miles inland, in May 1907. On27 February 1908 , "Quiros" sailed for Cavite, arriving 8 March and decommissioned there on the 11th.The warship recommissioned 11 October 1910 and operated on patrol in Philippine waters for the next year. She sailed for
Amoy 11 November 1911 and proceeded toShanghai where she took up duties on theYangtze Patrol . "Quiros" remained on Chinese river service for the rest of her career, carrying stores, supplying naval armed guards to river merchantmen, inspecting provinces, and protecting U.S. lives and property throughout China’s vast interior. The warship was interned atShanghai 5 May 1917 after the U.S. entry intoWorld War I , but an international agreement on the protection of nationals in China allowed her to resume patrolling in August."Quiros" decommissioned at
Shanghai 10 August 1923 and was used as a target until sunk by destroyer gunfire off the China coast 16 October.*
List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
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