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USS CINCINNATI (Cruiser No. 7)


     

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: Nan - Dog - Love
(Contributed by John Spivey)


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
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal
Second Row - Spanish Campaign Medal - Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal - Yangtze Service Medal

                                   
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255k Cincinnati (C-7) Executive Officer Kelley in his room, circa 1890 and 1901.

Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detriot Publishing Company Photo # det 4a28212 via loc.gov

Detriot Publishing Company
Cincinnati
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583k The engines of Cincinnati (C-7) , 1894.

Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detriot Publishing Company Photo # det 4a14179 via loc.gov

Detriot Publishing Company
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1.45k Cincinnati (C-7) , circa 1894.

Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detriot Publishing Company Photo # det 4a14166 via loc.gov

Detriot Publishing Company
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2.69k Sign of the times are Macy & Safe Work's to the left & center of the Cincinnati (C-7) in New York harbor, circa 1894.

Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detriot Publishing Company Photo # det 4a14171 via loc.gov

Detriot Publishing Company
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3.67k Starboard quarter view of Cincinnati (C-7) , circa 1894.

Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detriot Publishing Company Photo # det 4a14177 via loc.gov

Detriot Publishing Company
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Undated starboard bow view of the Cincinnati (C-7) .

Imperial War Museum American First World War Official Exchange Collection, Photo #Q58254.

Mike Green
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978k The cabin of Cincinnati (C-7) , 1894.

Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detriot Publishing Company Photo # det 4a14178 via loc.gov

Detriot Publishing Company
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Port side view while at anchor on 26 July 1895, location unknown. Note the men working over the side.

Historic New England Nathaniel L. Stebbins Collection, Photo No. PC047.02.2050.05705

Mike Green
PURITAN 136k On 27 April 1898 the U.S. Navy monitor Puritan (BM-1), (in the foreground) and the armored cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) return after bombarding the Spanish fortifications on Matanzas Bay, Cuba. Photo courtesy of Colliers History of the Spanish American War, in 1898, and submitted by Daniel Wilmes.
Cincinnati
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NR United States Fleet Opened Fire on Fortifications in Cuban Port.
Flag Ship New York (ACR-2), Monitor Puritan (BM-1), and Cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) Participated.
Image and text provided by Maine State Library.
Photo from The Portland Daily Press.[[volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 28 April 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Cincinnati
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NR CRUISER CINCINNATI (C-7) FIRING A SIX INCH GUN
(From a Drawing by Carlton T. Chapman in HARPER'S WEEKLY)
The bombardment of Matanzas on April 27th was momentous, because at that time the first shots were fired by the American fleet in Cuban waters against the Spanish flag. For eighteen minutes the flagship New York (ACR-2), the monitor Puritan (BM-1) and the cruiser Cincinnati at a range of 4000 yards from earthworks abreast of their stations, were firing almost incessantly. The engagement was opened by the flagship, but the Puritan and Cincinnati impatiently signalled for permission to join her. The request was at once granted, and the Cincinnati waa speedily in action, demolishing the enemy's batteries on the west shore.
The accuracy of the gunners on the big cruiser was remarkable, and every discharge of her 6 inch guu wrought destruction to the Spanish works, while the men were full of enthusiasm, and overjoyed at the distinction of firing the first shots of the war. The subject of the illustration from Harper's Weekly, which we reproduce, is the Cincinnati swinging into line opposite the enemy's forts, and discharging her forecastle gun. It was the first test in modern warfare of American naval discipline and gunnery, and the test proved conclusively that thirty-five years of peace has not dulled the traditional keenness of Yankee marksmanship.
Image and text provided by Indiana State Library.
Photo from Richmond Daily Palladium.  [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 09 May  1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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NR THE CINCINNATI (C-7) FIRING ON CIENFUEGOS.
This is the first shot fired at the reducing of the forts of Cienfuegos. It was fired by the United States cruiser Cincinnati, which is the flagship of Commodore Watson. The Cincinnati has the reputation of being the "sure shot" of the American navy in Cuban waters.'
Image and text provided by West Virginia University.
Photo from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 18 May 1898, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Cincinnati
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NR OUR WAR WITH SPAIN WILL TERMINATE TO-DAY
THE AFFAIR AT CAPE SAN JUAN.

On the Right Center of the Picture is Shown the Lighthouse. Near the Extremity of the Headland, Held by Forty American Sailors. To the Left, 300 Yards Distant, is the Force of 800 Spaniards Firing With Machine Guns and Mausers. In Right and Left Foreground Are the Monitor Amphitrite (BM-2) , and Cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) , Which Have Just Begun to Use Their Large Quick-Firing Guns. Furthrer in within 100 Yards of the Beach is the Tug Leyden Pouring One Pound Shells into the Enemy. Boats From the Larger Ships Are Speeding to the Shore Laden With Reinforcements.
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 12 August 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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NR CINCINNATI (C-7) AGROUND IN SANTIAGO BAY
Strikes a Rock While Going at Full Speed.
Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 19 December 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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Cincinnati (C-7) at the pier in Key West Circa 1900. Haffenreffer Collection.

Florida Keys Public Libraries photo # MM00046746x.

Robert Hurst
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NR COMMANDER M'cLEAN, WHO IS AT THE HEAD OF OUR NAVAL FORCE IN VENEZUELAN WATERS.
Commander Thomas C. McLean as the senior officer of our naval force in the Caribbean has been watching with keen eye the doings of the Venezuelan revolutionists, has in his command the cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) , and under his orders are also the gunboats Topeka and Marietta.
Image and text provided by Arkansas State Archives.
Photo from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 02 September 1902, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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NR DECKS OF THE CINCINNATI COVERED WITH ASHES FROM MARTINIQUE'S CRATER
UNCLE SAM possesses no warship with a more unique history ihan the cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) which now lies in Naval Row, Honolulu harbor, attached to the fleet of Admiral Evans. More Central and South American and West Indian revolutions have been participated in by the Cincinnati than almost any other vessel in the American navy. The Cincinnati also has the honor to have been the first American warship to arrive in the harbor of the ill-fated city of St. Pierre, Martinique, four days after the eruption of the volcano La Soufriere in May 1902, which destroyed the lives of 31,000 people in almost the twinkling of an eye.
Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser.[volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 24 December 1903, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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NR Executive Officer of Cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) Was Captured the Philippines and Narrowly Escaped Execution In Wilds of Luzon. Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Hawaiian Gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 29 December 1903, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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647k Starboard side while at anchor at Mare Island on 27 September 1907. Darryl Baker
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663k Figurehead on bow while at Mare Island on 27 September 1907. Darryl Baker
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772k Looking forward while at anchor at Mare Island on 27 September 1907. Darryl Baker
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778k Looking aft down port side while at anchor at Mare Island on 27 September 1907. Darryl Baker
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NR WWI pictures FROM LAURENCE STALLING’S FAMOUS COLLECTION “THE FIRST WORLD WAR.”
1 of 2 photos depicting American tourists caught in the war zone and preparing to return home aboard the U. S. cruiser Cincinnati (C-7), August 1914 & 2 of 2
1st image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 14 January 1934, Image 92, & 2nd image from The Indianapolis Times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 25 January 1934, Home Edition, Second Section, Image 15.
Image and text provided by Indiana State Library via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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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
Cincinnati
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90k at Niyajima Japan taken from USS Brooklyn. From the collection of Roy H Williams. Roy Williams

Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Class Final Rank Dates
Glass, H. E., CAPT 1864   06/16/1894 -

Johnson, Mortimer L., CAPT

1861   08/1895
Chester, Colby Mitchell, CAPT 1864 RADM 1898 - 02/14/1899
Decommissioned     02/14/1899 - 12/02/1901

McLean, Thomas Chalmers, CDR

1868   12/02/1901 -
Mason, Newton Eliphalet, CDR 1869 RADM 09/16/1902 -
Osterhaus, Hugo Wilson, CDR 1870 ADM 1904 - 04/22/1905
Calkins, Carlos Gilman, CDR 1872   04/22/1905 - 11/15/1905

Robinson, John Marshall, CDR

1873   11/15/1905 -
Quinby, John Gardner, CDR 1871   07/07/1907 - 10/12/1907
Decommissioned     10/12/1907 - 10/11/1911
Robison, Samuel Shelburne, CDR   RADM 10/25/1911 - 01/08/1913
Chase, Jehu Valentine, CDR 1890 RADM 01/08/1913 - 05/08/1914
Fewel, Christopher Catron, CDR 1893   05/08/1914 - 05/02/1915
Brumby, Frank Hardeman, CDR 1895 ADM 07/22/1916 - 07/19/1917
Moses, Stanford Elwood, CDR 1892   02/12/1917 - 04/20/1919

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


USS CINCINNATI (Cruiser No. 7) History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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