USS Concord, a Yorktown Class Gunboat was laid down in May 1888 by the Delaware River Iron Works, Chester, Pennsylvania; Launched 8 March 1890; Commissioned USS Concord, Gunboat No. 3, 14 February 1891.
USS Concord - Displacement 1,710 t; Length 245'; Beam 36'; Draft 14'; Speed 16.8 kts; Complement 195; Armament six 6" breech-loading rifles, two 6-pounders and two 3-pounder rapid firing guns, two Hotchkiss revolving cannon, two Gatling guns - (1910) six 6"mounts and four 3-pounders; Propulsion four cylindrical boilers, two 3,405ihp horizontal triple-expansion engines, two shafts.
With the declaration of war between Spain and the United States in April 1898, Concord joined Admiral George Dewey's squadron at Mirs Bay near Hong Kong on the 24th and sailed for the Philippines. On 1 May the squadron entered Manila Bay and won the victory that resulted in American control of the Philippines. Concord was sold 28 June 1929.
