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USS ST. LOUIS (Cruiser No. 20/CA 18)


     

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: Nan - Tare - Fox
(Contributed by John Spivey)

CLASS - ST. LOUIS
Displacement 9,700 Tons, Dimensions, 426' 6" (oa) x 66' x 25' 6" (Max)
Armament 14 x 6"/50, 18 x 3"/50
Armor, 4" Belt, 4" Shields, 3" Deck, 5" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 21,000 IHP; 2 Vertical, Inverted, Triple Expansion Engines, 2 screws
Speed, 22 Knots, Crew 670.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 21 JUL 1902 at Neafie & Levy Co., Philadelphia, PA
Launched 06 MAY 1905
Commissioned 18 AUG 1906
Decommissioned 03 MAY 1910
Commissioned 07 OCT 1911
Assigned to Oregon Naval Militia 14 JUL 1912
Designated as Receiving Ship 27 APR 1914
Decommissioned 17 FEB 1916
Commissioned 10 JUL 1916
Assigned as Submarine Tender 29 JUL 1916
Reclassified CA 18 on 17 JUL 1920
Decommissioned 03 MAR 1922
Stricken 20 MAR 1930
Fate: Sold for scrap on 13 AUG 1930 in accordance with the provisions of the London Treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament.
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - World War 1 Victory Medal w/Escort Clasp

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St. Louis
c2028
NR The Protected Cruiser St Louis Is to Be Imposing Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO.
Photo from The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 23 December 1900, Magazine Section, Image 39, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
St. Louis
c2025
NR THE CRUISER ST. LOUIS LAUNCHING AT PHILADELPHIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 06 May 1905, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
St. Louis
c2023
1.44k Gladys B. Smith, sponsor of the St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) at her launching. Photo NH 108532 courtesy of history.navy.mil
St. Louis
c2008
73k Port bow view while anchored, date and location unknown. Mike Hughes
St. Louis
c2010
227k USS St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) date and place unknown. This photo from a collection called "California's Reception to the Fleet 1908". Darryl Baker
St. Louis
c2017
136k Caption from back of photo: "A gun crew at drill. X is Pointer. XX is Trainer. Weight of projectile alone without powder , 62 pounds." Tommy Trampp
St. Louis
c2011
2.13k Getting underway, possibly at Philadelphia in late 1906. Darryl Baker
St. Louis
c2012
2.16k Getting underway, possibly at Philadelphia in late 1906. Darryl Baker
St. Louis 67k

USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20) Photographed circa 1906-07, soon after completion.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 44192.

USNHC
St. Louis
c2003
3.38k Broadside view of the USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20). National Archives Identifier: 55172756
Local Identifier: 111-SC-5923
Photo courtesy of National Archives
St. Louis
c2015
NR OVER THE MAGELLAN COURSE
THE cruiser St. Louis has just completed its long 14,000 mile trip around South America, through the straits of Magellan, and joined its division of the coming great Pacific fleet.
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 13 October 1907, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
St. Louis
c2016
121k

"Liege" Valet to Captain Albert Gleaves, USN, Commanding Officer of USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20), circa 1909. He is standing by one of the ship's 6"/50 guns. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation; Collection of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #NH 83564.

Robert Hurst
St. Louis
c2022
NR Cruiser St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) Makes Record Run From Hawaii
Cruiser St. Louis Steams From Hawaii to Port in 4 Days and 22 Hours
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 23 August 1909, Image 12, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
St. Louis 62k

USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20) Off San Francisco, California, circa 1909-1916. Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen C. Farenholt, USN(MC), 1931.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 63587.

USNHC
St. Louis 60k

USS Raleigh (Cruiser No. 8), USS Oregon (BB 3) and USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20) Moored together at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1913. Saint Louis is being repainted. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1973.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 78279.

National Archives
St. Louis
c2013
1.74m USS St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) at Goat Island (San Francisco Bay) with USS Pensacola in the background. Darryl Baker
St. Louis
c2014
295k USS St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) in dry dock, Panama, about 1916. Robert Hurst
St. Louis
c2021
91k

USS St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) leaving Pedro Miguel Lock for Gaillard Cut 9 May 1917

Photo #80-878 possibly from the Detroit Publishing Company
John Clingman
St. Louis 72k

Off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, 14 September 1917.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 50115.

USNHC
St. Louis
c2024
229k Mainmast. Photo NH NH 108518 courtesy of history.navy.mil
St. Louis 59k

USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20) Photographed in September 1918, in wartime camouflage paint.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 2800.

USNHC
St. Louis 73k

USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20) Halftoned photograph, showing the ship in her World War I camouflage. Note numerous wartime modifications to her 6-inch gun battery, rig and superstructure.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 90775.

USNHC
St. Louis
c2009
108k

USS St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) in port, circa 1919. Probably photographed by J.C. Crosby, Boston, Massachusetts. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Crosby Collection.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 105324 .

Robert Hurst
St Louis.
c2029
2.68k USS St. Louis (Cruiser No. 20) docking, Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Photographer: Western Newspaper Union.
National Archives Identifier: 6880364
Local Identifier: F1032
Photo courtesy of National Archives
St. Louis
011124
69k

Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Philadelphia Evening Ledger photographer. Ships are (front row, left to right): USS Missouri (BB 11); one Connecticut class battleship; USS Michigan (BB 27); and USS Saint Louis (Cruiser No. 20). Those in the back row are (left to right): USS Maine (BB 10); USS Kentucky (BB 6); USS Kearsarge (BB 5); USS Indiana (BB 1); USS Massachusetts (BB 2); USS Iowa (BB 4); USS Wisconsin (BB 9); and USS Illinois (BB 7).

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 42525.

USNHC
St. Louis
c2026
NR UNITED STATES FIGHTERS OFF TO DANZIG
The U. S. Cruiser St. Louis together with six destroyers and commanded by Admiral Huse in charge of all European naval forces has been ordered to Danzig.
Image and text provided by Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT.
Photo from The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 20 August 1920, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
St. Louis
c2019
166k

The ex-USS St. Louis (CA 18) is being maneuvered by tugs at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 28 February 1930. Decommissioned in March, 1922, the cruiser will be stricken on 20 March 1930 and sold for scrap accordance with the provisions of the London Treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Collection.

Mike Green
St. Louis
c2018
166k

The cruisers, ex-USS St. Louis (CA 18) and ex-USS Huntington (CA 5), on 8 August 1930, after long and honorable careers, go on the auction block. The ships are moored in the back channel at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and are waiting to be transferred to the highest bidder, with bids having been received by the Navy on the previous day.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Collection, ID No. P563125B.

Mike Green
St. Louis
c2027
NR OLD CRUISER BIDS MADE
Navy Receives Seven Proposals on Obsolete War Convoy Escorts.
By the Associated Press.
The Navy received seven bids yestcrday for the obsolete cruisers x-Huntington and x-St Louis, now at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Both cruisers served as convoy escorts during the World War. Two of the bids were for purchase and five were for material from the ships. The Boston Iron & Metal Co. of Baltimore offered $71,666 for the Huntington and $51,666 for the St Louis. The Union Shipbuilding Co. of Baltimore offered $71,000 for the Huntington and $51,000 for the St Louis.
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 08 August 1930, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
St. Louis
c2020
245k The x-USS St Louis is being dismantled at Phila NSY in September 1930, as a consequence of the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament (London Naval Treaty). Philly's massive hammerhead crane is at work. Dave Schroeder and John Chiquoine

Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates
Usher, Nathaniel Reilly, CAPT 1875 RADM 08/18/1906 - 04/04/1908
Hutchinson, Benjamin F., LCDR     04/04/1908 - 04/21/1908
Gleaves, William, CDR 1877   04/21/1908 - 11/0-5/1909
Pratt, William Veazie, LCDR 1889 ADM 11/05/1909 - 04/02/1910
Pettengill, George T., LT     04/02/1910 - 05/03/1910
Decommissioned     05/03/1910 - 10/07/1911
Whitehead, Walter Ernest, LT     04/05/1911 - 03/18/1912
Cook, Merlyn G., LT     03/18/1912 - 01/17/1915
Houston, Victor Stuart, LCDR     01/17/1915 - 04/29/1917
Decommissioned     02/17/1916 - 07/10/1916
Trench, Martin Edward, CAPT 1893   04/29/1917 - 10/14/1917
Evans, Waldo, CAPT 1891   10/14/1917 - 07/13/1918
Bronson, Jr., Amon, CAPT     07/13/1918 - 09/06/1918
Lincoln, Gatewood Sanders, CAPT 1896   09/06/1918 - 10/07/1919
Theleen, David Elias, CAPT 1897   10/07/1919 - 05/07/1921
Leahy, William D., CAPT     05/31/1921 - 03/03/1022

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


USS ST. LOUIS (Cruiser No. 20/CA 18) History
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