Please Report Any Broken Links Or Trouble You Might Come Across To The Webmaster
Please Take A Moment To Let Us Know So That We Can Correct Any Problems And Make Your Visit As Enjoyable And As Informative As Possible.

NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive

USS BALTIMORE (C-3/CM-1)

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
Click On Image
For Full Size Image		 Size Image Description Contributed
By And/Or Copyright
Baltimore 200k

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.

 USNHC
Baltimore 237k

USS Baltimore (C-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 (C-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 (C-2), at left, and USS Baltimore (C-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 94k

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.

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

USS Baltimore (C-3) At anchor in October 1897. Collection of Cyrus R. Miller.

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

 USNHC
Baltimore 68k

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 .

 USNHC
Baltimore 81k

USS Baltimore (C-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 (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
Baltimore
c0319		 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
Baltimore
c0316		 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
Baltimore
c0320		 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
Baltimore
c0317		 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
Baltimore 83k

USS Baltimore (CM-1, originally C-3) In Hampton Roads, Virginia, 10 December 1916.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #54427.

 USNHC
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 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
USS BALTIMORE (C-3 / CM-1) 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.
Back To The Main Photo Index Back To The Cruiser Photo Index Page

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster

This Page Was Created By Paul R. Yarnall And Maintained By Tom Bateman
All Pages Copyright © 1996 - 2007 Paul R. Yarnall © 2007 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
Last updated 02/16/2008