Baltimore 1890
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| C3, 7/1920- CM1 | Baltimore | Cramp, Philadelphia | 5/5/1887 | 6/10/1888 | 7/1/1890 | minelayer 1914, stricken 10/1937 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
4413 |
|
Displacement full, t |
5436 |
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Length, m |
102.1 |
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Breadth, m |
14.8 |
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Draught, m |
5.94 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
HTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
10750 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1144 |
|
Armour, mm |
steel - deck: 64 with 102mm slopes, CT: 76 |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 203/35 Mk 3/4, 6 x 1 - 152/30 Mk 2/3, 4 x 1 - 57/(30 - 50) Mk 1 - 10, 2 x 1 - 47/(40 - 50) Mk 1 - 11, 2 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50) Mk 1 - 13 |
|
Complement |
386 |
Ship project history: American-built variant of Elswick cruiser. 203mm guns were placed in sponsons on forecastle and poop, 152mm guns were in smaller sponsons on upper deck. Baltimore was appeared as better USN cruiser laid down in 1880s
Ship protection: There was 64-mm armoured deck with 102-mm slopes. Guns were installed in unarmored sponsons.
Modernizations: 1903: - 4 x 1 - 203/35, 6 x 1 - 152/30; + 12 x 1 - 152/40 Mk 3/4, old boilers were replaced by 8 Babcock & Wilcox
(1913 - 1914, Charleston N Yd): cruiser was rebuilt as minelayer. Armament consisted of 8 x 1 -127/40 Mk 3/4 guns and stowage for 180 mines.
to 1919: - 8 x 1 - 127/40; + 4 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7/8, 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10 AA
Naval service: Baltimore was decommissioned in 1922 but sold for scrap only in February, 1942.
Baltimore
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