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USS ALBANY (Protected Cruiser/PG 36/CL 23)

Displacement 3,340 Tons, Dimensions, 354' 9.5" (oa) x 43' 9" x 17' 6" (Max)
Armament 6 x 6"/30, 4 x 4.7", 10 x 6pdr, 4 x 1pdr, 4 Machine guns, 2 Field Pieces, 3 Torpedo Tubes.
Armor
Machinery
Speed, 20.52 Knots, Crew 353.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid as AL-MIRANTE ABREU for the Brazilian Navy in 1898 by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Purchased while still on the ways by the United States Navy on 16 March 1898 to prevent her being acquired by the Spanish Navy
Launched as ALBANY in 1899
Commissioned 29 MAY 1900
Reclassified PG 36 17 JUL 1920
Reclassified CL 23 08 AUG 1921
Decommissioned 10 OCT 1922
Stricken 03 NOV 1929
Fate: Sold for scrap 11 SEP 1930
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Albany 46k Undated Photo, Port side view. USN
Albany
alb03		 852k

USS Albany, in white and spar color scheme, date and location unknown.

From the collection of the late Antoni Blasi.

 Col·lecció Antoni Blasi, via Camil Busquets
Albany
alb02		 282k Port side view while at anchor at the Astoria, Oregan Regatta probably in the 1915-1916 timeframe. (photo cleaned up by Tom Kermen) Robert M. Cieri
Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Final Rank Dates
Craig, Joseph Edgar, CAPT   05/29/1900 -
Mayo, Henry Thomas, CAPT   06/10/1907 - 10/1908
Benson, William Shepherd, CAPT ADM 10/1908 - 07/1909
Williams, Clarence Stewart, CDR   03/31/1910
Murfin, Orin Gould, CDR ADM ~1916 - 1917
Jackson, Richard Harrison, CDR   11/29/1911 - 1912
Bristol, Mark Lambert, CDR RADM 1912 - 1913
Raby, James Joseph, CDR RADM ~1917 - ~1918
Richardson, Louis Clark, CDR   08/05/1920 - 11/1921
Briggs, Zeno Everett, CAPT   11/1921

(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)

USS ALBANY (Protected Cruiser/PG 36/CL 23) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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