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THE NEW WAR VESSELS.
The navy department at Washington seems to have at last awakened from the long sleep following the civil war. There is activity observed in every branch, from the secretary of the navy's office down. The energy of Secretary Whitney seems to be felt throughout the whole service. The office of the secretary has become one of the busiest. Models and plans of war wessels and armament are seen everywhere. Conspicuous among them is the Japanese cruiser Naniwa Kan, which is to be used as a pattern for the new cruiser Charleston. This model is pronounced to be a masterpiece in its way. It was made in Washington at a cost of $2,500.
The contracts were recently awarded for five new war vessels authorized by congress. We present here careful engravings made from the official drawings. The first is the Charleston to be built by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, within eighteen months, at a cost of $1,017,500. She is to be a duplicate, as far as possible, of the Japanese warship, at present the fastest afoat.
Her length is to be 320 feet; breadth, 49 feet; draught, 18.6 feet. She will be built of steel throughout, with a convex steel deck, watertight compartments and every improvement that naval science has thus far devised. Her battery will consist of two 10-inch 28-ton breech loading rifles and six 6-inch rifles, besides machine guns and torpedoes. She will possess engines that will develop 7,500 horsepower, driving twin screws, which will give her, it is expected, a speed of twenty-two miles an hour. |
Image and text provided by Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT.
Photo from The New North-West. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 28 January 1887, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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THE CHARLESTON.
Launch of the New Cruiser at San Francisco.
THE CRUISER CHRISTENED.
Very little time was lost in preparations and the ceremony was brief. The Artillery Band started sweet strains as Irving M. Scott, General Manager of the Union Iron Works gave the signal, and Miss Alice Scott, his daughter, broke a bottle of wine over the side of the vessel and christened the new cruiser Charleston and amid the booming of the cannon, screeching of the whistles and shouts from thousands of throats, the vessel glided slowly off the ways and out into the stream. The noise for a few moments was deafening and could be heard in the most remote parts of the city. The great crowds soon realized, however, that the launch had been successful in every way and that there was no more to be seen', and with a last greeting to the new war vessel as she floated in the Bay, they turned to make their way back to the city as rapidly as possible. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from Los Angeles Daily Herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 20 July 1888, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Watercolor by Fred S. Cozzens, 1892. Lithographed by Armstrong & Co. Copied from "Our Navy- Its Growth and Achievements," copyright 1897.Charleston (Cruiser No. 2), at left, and San Francisco (Cruiser No. 5)
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Builder's model of Charleston, photographed in 1893.
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NOW FOR CRUISER No. 6
Authorized Four Years Ago, the 5,500 Tonner is at Last to be Launched. |
Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Daily Bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 16 November 1892, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Painting of Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) |
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Mare Island Navy Yard, September-October 1889. Ships present:
USS
Monongahela, outboard of,
USS
Monadnock (under construction),
Albatross,
USC&GS Carlisle P. Patterson,
Charleston(C-2) (being outfitted),
Floating dry dock and
Independence
(Receiving Ship)
Ships in the channel (left to right)
Alert
and
Thetis.
US Navy photo from the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical
Museum
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Stern view at Mare Island, circa 1890. |
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Charleston with the body of King Kalakaua on board and flag at half mast, 1891.
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TRACY SCOUTS THE IDEA
That the Charleston is Not Able to Cope With Chilian Insurgent Vessel.
Secretary Tracy, who is in this city on private business, was interviewed regarding the reports of the orders given to the commander of the cruiser Charleston in the matter of the capture of the Itata and ability of the cruiser to cope with the Esmeralda in the event of the latter's interfering to protect the runaway vessel. He scouted the idea that the Charleston was inferior to the Chilian vessel and said she was fully able to cope with the Esmeralda, as were the two other cruisers of the United States navy now in tne Pacific. These latter were the San Francisco and Baltimore and they were more than able to hold their own with the insurgent craft, though it was not likely that they would fall in with her.
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Image and text provided by South Dakota State Historical Society – State Archives.
Photo from The Madison Daily Leader. The Madison Daily Leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 14 May 1891, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Charleston (Cruiser No. 2), at left, and
Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1892. Photographed by French, Tacoma. Donation of Captain R.R. Law, USN, 1972.
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Starboard bow view while at anchor on 4 February 1893, possibly Boston Harbor.
Historic New England Nathaniel L. Stebbins Collection, Photo No. PC047.02.1580.04297 |
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Crew of after 8" Gun exercising, circa 1890-93.
Naval History and Heritage Command Photo #: NH 73390. |
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A three-legged race on board Charleston during Thanksgiving Day celebrations at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1893. Participants include British and German sailors. The onlookers appear to be of mixed nationalities, as well. Courtesy of Captain Henry F. Picking, 24 December 1893.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #NH 52452. |
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Starboard side view, at anchor. |
Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 52451. |
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AFTER A TWO YEARS' SOJOURN IN FOREIGN WATERS THE UNITED STATES CRUISER CHARLESTON HAS ONCE MORE REACHED HER BIRTH
PLACE. SHE PRESENTED A VERY PRETTY APPEARANCE IN THE BAY YESTERDAY MORNING WITH HER LONG HOME PENNANT FLYING.
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Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 02 July 1896, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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View of the main deck aboard Charleston (Cruiser No. 2)
at Mare Island in 1898. |
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Photo of one of Charleston's deck guns with a
sailor showing a manual sewing machine at Mare Island in 1898. |
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Group photo of Charleston's officers at Mare
Island in 1898. |
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AMERICAN BUILT SHIPS FOR THE JAPANESE NAVY.
This spirited drawing of the new Japanese cruisers needs little comment. They are the work of the American firm of Cramp and the Union Iron Works of San Francisco. They follow the model of the American cruiser Charleston, though broader and of deeper draught than that vessel; and with a displacement of 5500 tons these great ships will attain a speed of 21 knots. The battery of each will consist of four 8-inch and eight rapid-fire 5-inch guns, twelve 6 pounders, six 1-pounders and four Gatling's. Japan, whose recent naval activity is significant, has also placed many contracts in Germany, France and Britain for torpedo boats whose speed is to be guaranteed at not less than 24 knots. |
Image and text provided by Arkansas State Archives.
Photo from Semi-weekly Graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 12 March 1898, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Photos of installation of Charleston's aft gun
mounts at Mare Island in March 1898. |
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Photos of installation of Charleston's aft gun
mounts at Mare Island in March 1898. |
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Night photo of the Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) in dry dock
#1 at Mare Island in March 1898. |
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Stern view of Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) in dry dock #1
at Mare Island in April 1898. |
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Bow view of Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) in dry dock #1 at
Mare Island in April 1898. |
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Port bow view of Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) in dry dock
#1 at Mare Island in April 1898. Photo taken from top of dry dock. |
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Port bow view of Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) in dry dock
#1 at Mare Island in April 1898. Photo taken from inside the dock. |
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Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) - Halftone photograph of a group of the ship's officers, taken in May-June 1898 while in passage from Honolulu to Guam. Those present include:
Seated at right, left to right:
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George R. Slocum
Assistant Engineer James B. Henry, Jr.
Standing, left to right:
Ensign William A. Moffett
Assistant Engineer Charles L. Leiper
Paymaster James S. Phillips
Surgeon Henry T. Percy
Pay Clerk Phillips (or Middleton?)
Assistant Engineer Albert W. Marshall
Lieutenant Commander Gottfried Blocklinger
Passed Assistant Engineer Josiah S. McKean
Passed Assistant Surgeon Ammen Farenholt
Ensign Waldo Evans
Second Lieutenant John T. Myers, USMC
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Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) - Halftone photograph, from a contemporary publication, showing Brigadier General Thomas B. Anderson, U.S. Army, and his staff visiting the cruiser at Honolulu, 2 June 1898. Anderson was in command of the first expedition of troops sent to the Philippines, convoyed by Charleston from Honolulu to Manila. He was a son of Major General Robert Anderson, who had commanded Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. Note breech of 6-inch gun and carved wooden entryway sideboard at left, and boat stowage overhead.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #NH 55562. |
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An undated photo shows Sailors of USS
Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) manning one of the ship's guns during the Spanish-American
War. Naval History and Heritage Command photo archives staff members
are scanning a wooden box containing approximately 150 glass plate photographs
depicting scenes from the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars.
U.S. Navy photo #140211-N-ZZ999-002 courtesy of Naval History and Heritage
Command
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Halftone photograph of USS
Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) at the entrance to the harbor of Agana, Guam, 20-21 June 1898, when she captured the island from the Spanish
U.S. Navy photo # NH 353 courtesy of Naval History and Heritage
Command
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Charleston (Cruiser No. 2) At Manila, Philippines, in 1898. She had
convoyed the first U.S. troops to Manila in May-June of that year, capturing
Guam while en route. Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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READY AND EAGER FOR THE ENEMY.
UNITED STATES CRUISER CHARLESTON in the Bay Off Red Rock, Ready to Sail for Manila. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 22 May 1898, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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CRUISER CHARLESTON WRECKED ON A REEF OFF THE LUZON COAST.
Cruiser Charleston Passing Fort Point on the Way to the Philippines. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 14 November 1899, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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CRUISER CHARLESTON LIES IMPALED ON AN UNCHARTED REEF.
From Manila Comes Word That There Is No Chance of Saving the Vessel-Washington Officials Yet Have Hope.
THE CHARLESTON AS SHE LIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE DISPATCHES. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 15 November 1899, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
