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USS CINCINNATI (C 7)


Drawing courtesy of Robert Jensen

CLASS - CINCINNATI
Displacement 3,200 Tons, Dimensions, 305' 9" (oa) x 42' x 20' 2" (Max)
Armament 1 x 6"/40, 10 x 5"/40, 8 x 6pdr, 2 x 1pdr, 4 x 18" tt..
Armor, 2 1/2" Deck, 2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 10,000 IHP; 2 Vertical, Triple Expansion Engines, 2 screws
Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 312.
Operational and Building Data
Launched 10 NOV 1892 by the New York Navy Yard
Commissioned 16 JUN 1894
Decommissioned 14 FEB 1899
Commissioned 02 DEC 1901
Decommissioned 12 OCT 1907
Commissioned 11 OCT 1911
Decommissioned 20 APR 1919
Stricken 05 AUG 1921
Fate: Sold for scrap 04 AUG 1921
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Chester 85k

USS Cincinnati (C 7) Photographed circa 1894-99. Identification on the original photo of this ship as Marblehead is incorrect. Both stern configuration and details of bow decoration confirm that this cruiser is really Cincinnati.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 46635.

 Fred Weiss
Piscataqua
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Asiatic Fleet Ships dressed with flags in honor of George Washington's Birthday, 22 February 1915, probably in a Philippine Islands harbor. The three ships in the distance are (from left to right):

Cincinnati (C 7), Piscataqua (AT 49) ; and Dale (DD 4).

From the collection of C.A. Shively.

US Navy photo #NH 103623 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.

 US Naval Historical Center
Chester
c703		   USS Cincinatti at Niyajima Japan taken from USS Brooklyn. From the collection of Roy H Williams. Roy Williams
Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Final Rank Dates
Glass, H. E., CAPT   06/16/1894 -

Johnson, Mortimer L., CAPT

   08/1895
Chester, Colby Mitchell, CAPT RADM 1898 - 02/14/1899
Decommissioned   02/14/1899 - 12/02/1901

McLean, Thomas Chalmers, CDR

   ~1901
Mason, Newton Eliphalet, CDR RADM ~1902
Osterhaus, Hugo Wilson, CDR ADM ~1904
Osterhaus, Hugo Wilson, CDR ADM ~1905

Robinson, John Marshall, CDR

   ~1906
Decommissioned   10/12/1907 - 10/11/1911
Robison, Samuel Shelburne, CDR RADM 03/08/1911 - 1912
Chase, Jehu Valentine, CDR RADM 1913 - 1914
Fewel, Christopher Catron, CDR   1914 - 1915

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

USS CINCINNATI (C 7) 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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