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Drawing courtesy of Robert Jensen
CLASS - BALTIMORE
Displacement 4,413 Tons, Dimensions, 335' (oa) x 48' 6" x 23' 11" (Max)
Armament 2 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
Launched by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, PA 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
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Starboard bow view of the USS Baltimore (C-3) enroute 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 | |
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USS Baltimore (C 3) In New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty in the right distance, circa 1890. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 69174. |
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USS Baltimore (C 3) Photographed during the 1890s, with her crew's laundry drying forward. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61696. |
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USS Baltimore (C 3) In drydock at the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, during the 1890s. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 71055. |
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USS Charleston (C 2), at left, and USS Baltimore (C 3)
at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1892. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 75894 |
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USS Baltimore (C 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. |
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61k | Port side view, 1895. | Colin P. Varga | |
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USS Baltimore (C 3) At anchor in October 1897. Collection of Cyrus R. Miller. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 56323. |
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USS Baltimore (C 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 . |
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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 | |
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39k | "The Battle of Manila", 1 May 1898
Contemporary halftone print after an artwork by W.G. Wood, originally reproducted by courtesy of 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 | |
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USS Baltimore (C 3) At anchor, circa 1900. Courtesy of Howard I. Chapelle, Smithsonian Institution. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61901. |
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117k | USS Baltimore (C 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. |
Richard Hirst | |
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73k | USS Baltimore (C 3) photographed circa 1903-1907,
following modernization. Courtesy of Mrs. C.L. Marlatt, 1949.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 74240. |
Richard Hirst | |
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107k | USS Baltimore (C 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 . |
Richard Hirst | |
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119k | USS Baltimore (C 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. |
Richard Hirst | |
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92k | USS Baltimore (C 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 . |
Richard Hirst | |
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USS Baltimore (CM 1, originally C 3) In Hampton Roads, Virginia, 10 December 1916. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #54427. |
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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. |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Hulk of ex-USS Baltimore (CM 1) Moored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa late 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 52421. |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Schley, Winfield Scott, CAPT | 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 | 1898 - 1899 | |
| Decommissioned | 09/27/1900 - 05/06/1903 | |
| Decommissioned | 05/15/1907 - 01/20/1911 | |
| Rust, Armistead, CDR | 10/26/1911 - 07/02/1912 | |
| Decommissioned | 09/20/1912 - 03/08/1915 | |
| Marshall, Albert W., CAPT | ~1918 | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
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