From Wikipedia
Talk about something most, including myself, have never heard of?
The Illinois Naval Militia was formed by the General Assembly in 1893, to go along with the state militia/National Guard.
As originally planned, there were five divisions: three in Chicago, one in Moline and one in Alton. The Chicago ones consisted of 250 men, Moline 100 and Alton 500.
It was disbanded in 1988 and in 2006 reauthorized by Governor Bladgojevich.
During its early existence, four ships were assigned to it:
Nashville 1909-1911
Dubuque 1911-1914
Isla de Luzon 1914-1918
Patrol 1915- unknown date.
More to Come. --DaCoot
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