USS Prairie (AD-5), formerly Morgan Liner SS El Sol, was built in 1890 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. She was purchased by the United States Navy on 6 April 1898 from the Southern Pacific Company, and commissioned two days later at New... Wikipedia
Launched: September 27, 1890
Builder: William Cramp & Sons
Length: 405′
Armament: 10 × 6"/30 caliber guns; 6 × 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns