USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) / (CA-3)

History of USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) / (CA-3)

USS Brooklyn (Battleship 3), built by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commissioned December 1, 1896. After a special cruise to England to celebrate Queen Victoria and her service in the West Indies, she became the flagship of the squadron in March 1898. To participate in the Spanish-American War, Brooklyn participated in the Battle of San Diego on July 3. After the war, she became the flagship of the Asian Squadron during the 1900 Chinese aid expedition.

Two years later, Brooklyn participated in Cuba's surrender from the United States to the Cuban government, which included four years of service in the United States. The North Atlantic Fleet and the European Squadron follow.

In June 1905, she traveled to Cherbourg, France, to deliver the remains of John Paul Jones to the United States Naval Academy. Following this voyage, the battleship cruised in and out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served as a receiving ship in Boston, Massachusetts, until recommissioning as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Asian Fleet.

In this position, she held military and diplomatic duties until September 1919, after which she became the flagship of the commander of destroyer No. 1 of the Asian Fleet and then the commander of the destroyer squadron.

In July 1920, she was redesignated CA-3. Brooklyn left Asian waters in February 1921, was decommissioned in March and sold in December.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1896

Origins

United States

supplement

561

staff

Class information

Class

USS Brooklyn

Class Size

1

ships

Class

USS Brooklyn

Operators

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

402. 6 feet

122.71m

Ray

64.7 feet

19.72m

Draft

24. 0 feet

7.32m

Shift

9,400

t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

5 x double-sided boiler units and 2 x single-sided boiler units powering 4 x 16,000hp triple expansion vertical reciprocating engines on 2 x axles.

Surface Velocity

23. 0 nodes

(26.5 km/h)

Weapon

Original: 8 x 8" (203 mm) / 35 caliber Mark 3 / Mark 4 guns. 12 x 5" (127 mm) / 40 caliber Rapid-Fire (RF) secondary cannon. 12 x 6 lb (57 mm) Driggs-Schroeder salute. 5 x 18" (450 mm) torpedo tubes 1917: 8 x 8" (203 mm) /35 caliber Mark 3 / Mark 4 main gun. 8 x 5" (127 mm)/40 caliber Rapid Fire (RF) secondary guns.

2 x 3" (76 mm)/50 caliber Anti-Aircraft (AA). 4 x 6 lb (57 mm) Driggs-Schroeder salute.

Aircraft

None.