USS Commodore (IX-7), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel

Unclassified miscellaneous vessel

The IX hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories...

, was the third ship of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 to be named for that naval rank

Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...

. She was built in 1875 at Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, purchased by the United States Navy

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 at Chicago, Illinois, on 1 September 1918, and stationed at Chicago under command of Captain E. A. Evers, USNRF.

Until 30 April 1919 she served as a receiving ship and thereafter as a Naval Reserve Armory

Naval Reserve Armory

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. No longer required for this duty following completion of the new Chicago Naval Reserve Armory in 1930, Commodore was decommissioned

Ship decommissioning

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on 10 March 1930. Her hulk was dismantled and demolished by Naval Reservists by January 1931.