U.S.S. New York (1891)
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| U.S.S. New York (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | ACR-2 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 7 September, 1888[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 Sep, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 2 Dec, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Aug, 1893[5] |
| Scuttled: | Dec, 1941[6] |
U.S.S. New York was an armored cruiser completed for the U.S. Navy in 1893.
Contents
Service
She commissioned at Philadelphia on 1 August, 1893 with Captain John W. Philip in command.
In 1900, she was serving as flagship on the North Atlantic Station.[7]
She was renamed Saratoga in 1911 and further renamed Rochester in 1917.
Armament
Guns
Torpedoes
Captains
- Captain John W. Philip, 1 August, 1893
- Captain Robley D. Evans, 23 August, 1894[8]
- Captain French E. Chadwick, 4 December, 1897[9]
- Captain Albert S. Snow, 11 November, 1899[10]
- Captain John J. Hunker, 3 January, 1903[11]
- Captain Spencer S. Wood, 1 April, 1908 – March, 1910
- Captain Burrell C. Allen, 18 February, 1926[12] – February, 1928[13][Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 147.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 148.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1895. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 14.
Bibliography
- Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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