U.S.S. Charleston
C-2
1889
(Hai 409)
- Class: Charleston - 1 protected cruiser of 1885
- Displacement: 4,040 tons
- Dimensions: 312' x 46' x 19'7"
- Machinery: twin screw, horizontal compound, 6,666 IHP = 18.21 knots
- Protective Deck: 3" (slopes), 2" (flats)
- Armament: 2-8"35 (2x1), 6-6"/30 (6x1), 4-6 pdr., 2-3 pdr.; 4-14 in. T.T.
- Complement: 20+280
- Builder: Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA
- Authorized: 3 Mar 1885
- Laid Down: 20 Jan 1887
- Launched: 19 Aug 188
- Commissioned: 26 Dec 1889
- Service: Crew captured Spanish possession of Guam in 1898. Wrecked on uncharted reef near Camiguin Island, Philippines, 2 Nov 1899.
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