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List Of Cruisers Of The United States Navy
This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser", either publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 17 cruisers in active service, as of 29 September 2022, with the last tentatively scheduled for decommissioning in 2027. With the cancellation of the CG(X) program in 2010, the Navy currently has no cruiser replacement program planned.Defense News The Navy is looking to the -equipped destroyers to increasingly fill the role of the cruiser in the protection of the |
USS Boston (1884)
The fifth USS ''Boston'' was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships of the "New Navy" of the 1880s. In some references she is combined with as the ''Atlanta'' class, in others as the ''Boston'' class. ''Boston'' was laid down on 15 November 1883 by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania, launched on 4 December 1884, and commissioned on 2 May 1887 at the New York Navy Yard, Captain Francis M. Ramsay in command. Design and construction ''Boston'' was ordered as part of the "ABCD" ships, the others being the cruisers and and the dispatch vessel . All were ordered from the same shipyard, John Roach & Sons of Chester, Pennsylvania. However, when Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney initially refused to accept ''Dolphin'', claiming her design was defective, the Roach yard went bankrupt and ''Boston'' was completed at the New York Navy Yard, which had little experience with steel-hulled ships.Friedman, pp. 18-22, 457 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS City Of Paris (1888)
''City of Paris'', was a British-built passenger liner of the Inman Line that held the Blue Riband as the fastest ship on the north Atlantic route from 1889 to 1891 and again from 1892 to 1893. A sister ship of the and a rival of the White Star Line ''Teutonic'' and ''Majestic'', she proved to be the quickest of the pre- twin-screw express liners. In 1893, she was renamed ''Paris'' and transferred to US registry when the Inman Line was merged into the American Line. She and her sister were paired with the new American built ''St Louis'' and ''St Paul'' to form one of the premier Atlantic services. ''Paris'' served the US Navy as the auxiliary cruiser USS ''Yale'' during the Spanish–American War and is remembered for slipping into the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico, under the Spanish guns of Morro Castle. After ''Paris'' returned to commercial service, she was seriously damaged in 1899 when she grounded on The Manacles off the British coast. Rebuilt and renamed ''Philadelphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Yale (1889)
''City of Paris'', was a British-built passenger liner of the Inman Line that held the Blue Riband as the fastest ship on the north Atlantic route from 1889 to 1891 and again from 1892 to 1893. A sister ship of the and a rival of the White Star Line ''Teutonic'' and ''Majestic'', she proved to be the quickest of the pre- twin-screw express liners. In 1893, she was renamed ''Paris'' and transferred to US registry when the Inman Line was merged into the American Line. She and her sister were paired with the new American built ''St Louis'' and ''St Paul'' to form one of the premier Atlantic services. ''Paris'' served the US Navy as the auxiliary cruiser USS ''Yale'' during the Spanish–American War and is remembered for slipping into the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico, under the Spanish guns of Morro Castle. After ''Paris'' returned to commercial service, she was seriously damaged in 1899 when she grounded on The Manacles off the British coast. Rebuilt and renamed ''Philad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS City Of New York
''City of New York'' was a British built passenger liner of the Inman Line that was designed to be the largest and fastest liner on the Atlantic. When she entered service in August 1888, she was the first twin screw express liner and while she did not achieve the westbound Blue Riband, she ultimately held the eastbound record from August 1892 to May 1893 at a speed of 20.11 knots. ''City of New York'' and her sister ''City of Paris'' are considered especially beautiful ships and throughout their careers were rivals to the White Star ''Teutonic'' and ''Majestic''. In February 1893, the Inman Line was merged into the American Line and by act of Congress, the renamed ''New York'' was transferred to the US flag. Beginning in the mid-1890s, ''New York'' and ''Paris'' were paired with ''St Louis'' and ''St Paul'' to form one of the premier Atlantic services. ''New York'' continued with the American Line until 1920 and was broken for scrap in 1923. She served the US Navy as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Harvard (1888)
The first USS ''Harvard'' of the United States Navy was an auxiliary cruiser in the Spanish–American War. She was launched as ''City of New York'', and later commissioned as ''Plattsburg'' (SP-1645) for service in World War I. Originally a schooner-rigged steamship, she was launched in 1888 as ''City of New York'' by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, for the Inman Line. Sister ship of '' City of Paris'', ''City of New York'' was one of the largest and best liners of her day, and one of the first steamships with twin screws. She was transferred to American registry under the American Line in 1893 as ''New York''. These ships brought the United States to the front rank in the Atlantic passenger trade, and ''New York'' established the record for the Southampton to New York crossing in September 1893. Spanish–American War At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, ''New York'' was chartered as an auxiliary cruiser with a civilian crew, commissioning on 26 Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Liner
An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes called ''liners''. The category does not include ferries or other vessels engaged in short-sea trading, nor dedicated cruise ships where the voyage itself, and not transportation, is the primary purpose of the trip. Nor does it include tramp steamers, even those equipped to handle limited numbers of passengers. Some shipping companies refer to themselves as "lines" and their container ships, which often operate over set routes according to established schedules, as "liners". Ocean liners are usually strongly built with a high freeboard to withstand rough seas and adverse conditions encountered in the open ocean. Additionally, they are often designed with thicker hull plating than is found on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members. The sitting of a Congress is for a two-year term, at present, beginning every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Congress. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 establishes that there be 435 representatives and the Uniform Congressional Redistricting Act requires t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Albany (1899)
The third USS ''Albany'' (later PG-36 and CL-23) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the ''New Orleans'' class. She saw service in the Philippine–American War and World War I. Construction and acquisition ''Albany'' was originally laid down at Newcastle upon Tyne, England, by Armstrong Whitworth on 8 December 1897 for the Brazilian Navy as ''Almirante Abreu'', but was purchased while still on the ways by the United States Navy on 16 March 1898 to prevent her from being acquired by the Spanish Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was renamed ''Albany'' and launched in February 1899, sponsored by Mrs. John C. Colwell, the wife of the American naval attaché in London. She was commissioned in the River Tyne, England, on 29 May 1900. Cost $1,207,644.13 (hull and machinery). Service history Philippine Squadron On 26 June 1900, ''Albany'' put to sea bound for service in the Philippines with the Philippine–American War. Steaming via Gibraltar, the Mediterra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS New Orleans (1896)
USS ''New Orleans'' (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the ''New Orleans'' class. She was laid down in 1895 as ''Amazonas'' for the Brazilian Navy by Armstrong, Mitchell and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, launched on 4 December 1896, purchased by the U.S. Navy while building on 16 March 1898; and commissioned 18 March 1898 at Gravesend, England. Service history ''New Orleans'' sailed on 27 March 1898 to fit out at New York, New York, for service in the Spanish–American War. She left Norfolk, Virginia, on 17 May and joined the Flying Squadron off Santiago de Cuba on 30 May. The next afternoon, with ''Massachusetts'' (BB-2) and ''Iowa'' (BB-4), she reconnoitered the harbor, exchanging fire with Spanish ships and shore batteries. After joining in the bombardment of the batteries at the entrance to the harbor 6 and 16 June, ''New Orleans'' sailed to coal at Key West, and was thus absent during the Battle of Santiago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans-class Cruiser (1896)
The ''New Orleans'' class of protected cruisers of the United States Navy consisted of two ships which were building for the Brazilian Navy at Elswick, Tyne and Wear, Elswick, near Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, by Armstrong Whitworth. The Brazilian Navy had ordered four Elswick cruisers, but had already sold the first ship during construction to Chile as . One ship was delivered to Brazil, named . The third ship was fitting out as ''Amazonas'', and the fourth was on order as ''Almirante Abreu''. On 16 March 1898 the United States Navy purchased the undelivered ships to prevent them being acquired by the Spanish Navy and to augment the US Navy shortly before the Spanish–American War.Bauer and Roberts, p. 145 Design and construction Armament These ships were originally armed with six 6"/50 Mark 5 (Armstrong), /50 caliber (artillery), caliber quick-firing gun, rapid fire (RF) guns and four 4.7"/50 Mark 3 (Armstrong), /50 caliber RF guns. These were British-made export-model guns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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