USS Hist, a 472-ton yacht, was built for private use at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1895. Purchased in April 1898 for use in the Spanish-American War, she was active in Cuban waters during that conflict and participated in the Battle of Santiago on 3 June 1898. Following the war, Hist served along the U.S. Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean area until July 1911, when she was decommissioned. She was sold in November 1911.