nearly sister-ship Newark 1897
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| C5, 7/1920- CM2 | San Francisco, 1921- Tahoe, 1/1931- Yosemite | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 14/8/1888 | 26/10/1889 | 15/11/1890 | minelayer 6/1908, stricken 6/1937 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
4088 |
|
Displacement full, t |
4583 |
|
Length, m |
98.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
15.0 |
|
Draught, m |
5.74 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
HTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
10500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 627 |
|
Armour, mm |
steel - deck: 51 with 76mm slopes, CT: 76 |
|
Armament |
12 x 1 - 152/30 Mk 2/3, 4 x 1 - 57/(30 - 50) Mk 1 - 10, 4 x 1 - 47/(40 - 50) Mk 1 - 11, 2 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50) Mk 1 - 13 |
|
Complement |
384 |
Ship project history: Cruiser was laid down by 1887 program and commissioned with 3-mast schooner rigging. Design was similar to Newark, only 152mm end guns were installed on level higher and without armoured sponsons. San Francisco was last American cruiser with horizontal steam engines.
Ship protection: There was 51mm armoured deck with 76mm slopes. Guns were partly installed in unarmored sponsons and partly on open deck.
Modernizations: 1902: - 12 x 1 - 152/30; + 12 x 1 - 152/40 Mk 3/4
(1908 - 1911, Norfolk N Yd, Portsmouth): cruiser was rebuilt as minelayer. Armament consisted of 8 x 1 -127/40 Mk 3/4 guns and stowage for 180 mines. Old boilers were replaced by 8 Babcock & Wilcox
to 1918: - 8 x 1 - 127/40; + 4x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7/8
Naval service: San Francisco was decommissioned in 1921 but placed in reserve till 1937. Sold for BU in 1939.
San Francisco 1891
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