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USS BALTIMORE (Cruiser No. 3/CM 1)


     

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: Nan - Charlie - How
(Contributed by John Spivey)


Drawing courtesy of Robert Jensen


CLASS - BALTIMORE
Displacement 4,413 Tons, Dimensions, 335' (oa) x 48' 6" x 23' 11" (Max)
Armament 4 x 8"/35, 6 x 6"/30, 4 x 6pdr, 2 x 3pdr, 2 x 1pdr.
Armor, 4 1/2" Shields, 4" Deck, 3" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 10,500 IHP; 2 Horizontal, Triple Expansion Engines, 2 screws
Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 386.
Operational and Building Data
Layed down on 05 July 1887 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, PA
Launched 06 OCT 1888
Commissioned 07 JAN 1890
Decommissioned 17 FEB 1896
Commissioned 12 OCT 1897
Decommissioned 27 SEP 1900
Commissioned 06 MAY 1903
Decommissioned 15 MAY 1907
Commissioned 20 JAN 1911
Decommissioned 20 SEP 1912
Converted to Minelayer between 1913 - 1914
Commissioned 08 MAR 1915
Reclassified CM 1 17 JUL 1920
Decommissioned 15 SEP 1922
Stricken 14 OCT 1937
Fate: Sold for scrap 15 FEB 1942


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (3) - Dewey Medal
Second Row - Spanish Campaign Medal - Philippine Campaign Medal - World War I Victory Medal w/MINELAYER Clasp

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Baltimore
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209k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) at anchor. Note steam pinnaces along side.

Photo courtesy Marius Bar.

Robert Hurst
Baltimore
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102k

Starboard bow view of the USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) en route to the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) encampment in 1888, with President Harrison on board.

Note - This caption is incorrect as President Harrison was not sworn into office until 4 March 1889 and the Baltimore was not commissioned until 7 January 1890.

Library of Congress, LC-D4-20132

Mike Green
Baltimore
c0330
226k

The same date and location as the previuos photo.

Mike Green
Baltimore 200k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) In New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty in the right distance, circa 1890.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 69174.

USNHC
Baltimore
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225k

Starboard bow view while underway near Boston on 11 August 1890. President Harrison and his entourage are currently aboard.

Historic New England Nathaniel L. Stebbins Collection, Photo #PC047.02.1180.03196A

Mike Green
Baltimore
c0330
226k

Starboard bow view while underway near Boston on 11 August 1890. President Harrison and his entourage are currently aboard.

Historic New England Nathaniel L. Stebbins Collection, Photo #PC047.02.5840.03198

Mike Green
Baltimore
c0331
130k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) leaving New York Harbor on 23 August 1890, enroute to return the remains of Captain John Ericsson to Sweden. Baltimore is accompanied by USS Boston (Protected Cruiser), at the left center of the photo.

Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo #NH 69176.

Mike Green
Baltimore 237k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) Photographed during the 1890s, with her crew's laundry drying forward.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61696.

USNHC
Baltimore 100k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) In drydock at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, during the 1890s.
Photographed by William H. Topley. Collection of William H. Topley. Courtesy of Charles M. Loring, 1970.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 71055.

USNHC
Baltimore 90k

USS Charleston (Cruiser No. 2), at left, and USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1892.
Photographed by French, Tacoma. Donation of Captain R.R. Law, USN, 1972.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 75894

USNHC
Baltimore
c0328
124k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) at New York, during the Columbian Naval Parade, 27 April 1893.

Image courtesy of DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University

Robert Hurst
Baltimore 94k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) Anchored at Yokohama, Japan, 1894, while serving as flagship of the Asiatic Station. Donation of Rear Admiral Ammen C. Farenholt, USN (MC), 1933.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 56326.

USNHC
Baltimore 61k Port side view, 1895. Colin P. Varga
Baltimore 83k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) At anchor in October 1897. Collection of Cyrus R. Miller.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 56323.

USNHC
Baltimore 68k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) Anchored with her stern to the reef, at Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1897-1898. Courtesy of Captain T.T. Craven, USN, 1927.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61697 .

USNHC
Boston
bos37
47k Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898

Colored print after a painting by J.G. Tyler, copyright 1898 by P.F. Collier. Ships depicted in left side of print are (l-r): Spanish Warships Don Antonio de Ulloa, Castilla, and Reina Cristina. Those in right side are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore and USS Olympia.

Collections of the Navy Department, purchased from Lawrence Lane, 1970.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 71839-KN

Robert Hurst
Boston
bos38
39k "The Battle of Manila", 1 May 1898

Contemporary halftone print after an artwork by W.G. Wood, originally reproduced by F.A. Munsey. It depicts the Spanish ships at left (l-r): Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Reina Cristina. The Cavite batteries are in the center distance. At right are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore, USS Raleigh, USS Olympia and USS Concord.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 1256.

Robert Hurst
Sherman
301306010
41k USAT Sherman and USS Baltimore in Manila Harbor, 26 October 1899.
Photo by Joshua Fulton Ensor (1836-1907). Ensor family papers, Manuscripts Annex - Photo album (1898-1899)" Photographs 12274. University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
Robert Hurst
Atlanta
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6255k

On the left, front to back; Protected Cruiser USS Atlanta, Auxiliary Cruiser USS Yosemite, USS Baltimore (Cruiser No.3). Center are tugs Chickasaw, USS Nina and the stern of USS Narkeeta (Harbor Tug No.3). On the right Auxiliary Cruiser USS Prairie and behind Prairie is USS Kentucky (Battleship No.6) at New York Navy Yard, circa 1900.

US National Archives, Detroit Photographic Co. LC-DIG-det-4a14974a item 2016795177.

Michael Mohl
Baltimore 81k

USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) At anchor, circa 1900. Courtesy of Howard I. Chapelle, Smithsonian Institution.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61901.

USNHC
Baltimore
c0318
117k USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) underway in New York Harbor, circa 1903. The Statue of Liberty is dimly visible in the right distance. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, 1975.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 83962.

Robert Hurst
Baltimore
c0319
73k USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) photographed circa 1903-1907, following modernization. Courtesy of Mrs. C.L. Marlatt, 1949.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 74240.

Robert Hurst
Baltimore
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107k USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) In drydock in the Far East, probably in Japan, circa 1904-1906. Copied from the USS Baltimore album, page 42.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 101349 .

Robert Hurst
Baltimore
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78k

Two Chief Petty Officers enjoy a game of "Acey-Deucy" on deck, circa 1904-06. The man at left wears an Ex-Apprentice's "figure-eight knot" badge on his right sleeve. Note coiled fire hose and sewing machine in the background.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 101372.

Robert Hurst
Baltimore
c0320
119k USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) dressed with flags in honor of George Washington's Birthday, February 1905. She was then serving in Asiatic waters. Copied from the USS Baltimore album, page 13.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 101341.

Robert Hurst
Baltimore
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92k USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) Laid up at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, on 21 December 1913, just prior to her conversion to a mine layer. Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 92523 .

Robert Hurst / Mike Green
Baltimore 83k

USS Baltimore (CM 1) In Hampton Roads, Virginia, 10 December 1916.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #54427.

USNHC
Baltimore
c0326
237k The minelayer (ex-cruiser) USS Baltimore at anchor, circa 1917. Robert Hurst
Baltimore 60k

USS Baltimore (CM 1) At anchor, circa 1918-1919. Possibly photographed from USS Mercury (ID # 3012). Courtesy of James Russell, 1980.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 98572.

USNHC
Baltimore
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126k

The Navy Flying Boat NC-1 at Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside USS Baltimore (CM 1) on 8 May 1919.

Library of Congress photo # LC-DIG-ggbain-28793

Tom Kermen
Baltimore
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116k

The Navy Flying Boat NC-1 at Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside USS Baltimore (CM 1) on 8 May 1919.

Library of Congress photo # LC-DIG-ggbain-28791

Tom Kermen
Baltimore
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148k

The Navy Flying Boat NC-1 at Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside USS Baltimore (CM 1) on 8 May 1919.

Library of Congress photo # LC-DIG-ggbain-28792

 
Baltimore
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125k

The Navy Flying Boats NC-1 and NC-3 at Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside USS Baltimore (CM 1) on 8 May 1919.

Library of Congress photo # LC-DIG-ggbain-28789

Tom Kermen
Baltimore 131k

USS Baltimore (CM 1) Mine handling operations on board the ship, 1920. Note what appears to be a mine elevator at left. Donation of Commander Christopher Noble, USN (Retired), February 1967.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 56330.

USNHC
Baltimore 129k

USS Baltimore (CM 1) Crewmen pose with a mine on board the ship, 1920. Note what appears to be a mine elevator at left. Donation of Commander Christopher Noble, USN (Retired), February 1967.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 56331.

USNHC
Baltimore 79k

USS R-5 (SS 82) Underway in Pearl Harbor, circa 1923-1930. USS Baltimore (CM 1) is moored in the background, with USS Sanderling (AM 37) tied up alongside. Both of these ships were then out of commission. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1974.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 79747.

USNHC
Baltimore 93k

Hulk of ex-USS Baltimore (CM 1) Moored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa late 1941.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 52421.

USNHC

Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates
Schley, Winfield Scott, CAPT 1860 RADM 01/07/1890 - 1892
Day, Benjamin Franklin, CAPT     07/12/1894 - 02/17/1896
Decommissioned     02/17/1896 - 10/12/1897
Dyer, Nehemiah Mayo, CAPT   RADM 10/12/1897 - 05/19/1899
Decommissioned     09/27/1900 - 05/06/1903
Forsyth, James M., CAPT     5/19/1899 - 05/06/1903
Briggs, John B., CDR     05/06/1903 - 10/25/1904
Sargent, Nathan, CDR     10/25/1904 - 1906
Helm, James M., CDR     1906 -
Decommissioned     05/15/1907 - 01/20/1911
Key, Albert Lenoir, CDR 1882   01/20/1911 - 10/26/1911
Rust, Armistead, CDR 1887   10/26/1911 - 07/02/1912
Decommissioned     09/20/1912 - 03/08/1915
Phelps, Wiliam W., CDR     1912 - 01/09/1913
Clark Jr., Frank H., CDR     04/25/1914 - 04/01/1915
Marshall, Albert W., CAPT     04/01/1915 -
Howe, Alfred G., CAPT     1/12/1918 -
Cluverius Jr., Wat Tyler 1896 ADM 02/1919 - 06/1919
Tarrant, William Theodore, CAPT 1898 RADM 07/1922 - 09/15/1922

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


USS BALTIMORE (Cruiser No. 3 / CM 1) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.

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