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John W. Klinger Yeoman USN International Code of Signals February 1st 1899

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  By US Navy - Image NH 67514 from history.navy.mil, cropped to remove the caption. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, Corte Madera, CA, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.,  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5680566. The USS Badger is a large converted cruiser, originally being the Ward line steamer "Yumuri". Her battery consists of 6.5" Rapid Fire, Fletcher Mechanism and 6 Semi Automatic Nordenfelt 3 pounders. Engines triple expansion; vertical engines, and operating a single screw. John W. Klinger February 1st, 1899 Norfolk VA     USN