U.S.S. Baltimore
C-3
1890
(Hai 510)
- Class: Baltimore - 1 protected cruiser of 1886
- Displacement: 4,600 tons
- Dimensions: 327'6" (wl) x 48'6" x 20'6"
- Machinery: twin screw, horizontal triple expansion, 10,064 IHP = 19.58 knots
- Rig: two military masts
- Armament: 4-8"/35 (4x1), 6-6"/30 (6x1), 4-6 pdr., 2-3 pdr.; 5-14 in. T.T.
- Protective Deck: 4" (slopes), 2.5" (flats)
- Complement: 36+350
- Builder: William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA
- Authorized: 3 Aug 1886
- Laid down: 5 May 1887
- Launched: 6 Oct 1888
- Commissioned: 7 Jan 1890
- Reclassified: CM-1 17 Jul 1920.
- Service: Part of Adm George Dewey's squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines, 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Converted to minelayer 1913-14. Lay inactive at Pearl Harbor 1922-42. Sold 16 Feb 1942.
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