U.S.S. Salem
Scout Cruiser No.3
CL-3
1904
(Navis 341N)
- Class: Chester - 3 scout cruisers of 1904
- Displacement: 3,750 tons
- Dimensions: 423'2" x 47'1" x 16'9"
- Machinery: Curtiss turbines, twin shaft 16,000hp = 24 knots
- Armor: 2in belt
- Armament: 2-5"/51, 6-3"/50; 2-21in TT
- Complement: 359
- Builder: Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, MA
- Laid Down: 28 Aug 1905
- Launched: 27 Jul 1907
- Commissioned: 1 Aug 1908
- Decommissioned: 16 Aug 1921
- Notes: One of the first turbine-driven warships in the US Navy.
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