USS Callao (YFB-11)

History
United States
NameUSS Callao
NamesakeCallao, a seaport city in Peru (Spanish Navy name retained)
BuilderManila Ship Company, Cavite, Philippines
Launched1888
Completed1888
AcquiredCaptured from Spain 12 May 1898
Commissioned17 July 1898
FateSold for scrap 13 September 1923
NotesServed in Spanish Navy as gunboat Callao 1888–1898
General characteristics
Class & typeSamar-class
Typegunboat
Displacement243 long tons (247 t)
Length119 ft (36 m)
Beam17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Installed power250 hp (190 kW)
Propulsion
Speed9.7 kn (11.2 mph; 18.0 km/h)
Capacity32 long tons (33 t) coal
Armament4 × 3-pounder guns, 2 × 1-pounder guns
ArmorNone

Callao was a gunboat of the United States Navy which fought in the Spanish–American War and served in the U.S. fleet from 1898–1923.

Prior to her U.S. service, Callao was a gunboat in the Spanish Navy. For her characteristics and career in Spanish service, see Spanish gunboat Callao.