USS Baltimore (C-3) / (CM-1)

History of USS Baltimore (C-3) / (CM-1)

Protected cruiser USS Baltimore (Cruiser #3) entered service in Philadelphia, PA on January 7, 1890. As the flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron, she transported the remains of inventor John Ericsson from New York to Stockholm, Sweden.

She joined the South Pacific Squadron in April 1891 to protect the Americans during the Chilean Revolution, and later served as the flagship of the Asian station from 1893 until her retirement three years later. Recommissioned in October 1897, Baltimore sailed to Hawaii until the Spanish-American War in April 1898 and took part in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1. Returning to New York two years later, she retired in May 1903. USS Baltimore then served in the Caribbean, served with the European Squadron in the Far East, and served as a reserve ship in New York until 1911-1912, when she became the receiving ship for Charleston, South Carolina.

In March 1915, she was converted into a minelayer and returned to service.

After the United States entered World War I, she placed mines between the Orkney Islands and Norway in a barrage of mines in the North Sea. In September 1919, Baltimore returned to the Pacific, where she was renamed CM-1 a year later. She arrived at Pearl Harbor in early 1921 and was decommissioned in September 1922, where she later served as a storage vessel. She fell into disrepair during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

The Baltimore was sold in 1942 and eventually sank at sea in September 1944.

Specification

Basic

Years of Service

1890

Origins

United States

supplement

386

staff

Class Information

classes

USS Baltimore

Class Size

1

ships

Class

USS Baltimore (C-3)

Carrier

United States

Roles

Coastal 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 weights

Length

336. 0 feet

102.41m

Ray

48.5 feet

14.78m

Draft

20.5 feet

6.25m

Shift

4,500

t

Power and Performance

Installed power:

4 x coal fired boiler units power 2 x 10,500hp horizontal triple expansion engines on 2 x axles.

Surface Velocity

19. 0 nodes

(21.9 km/h)

Armor

4 x 8" (203 mm) /45 caliber Mark 4 main gun. 6 x 6" (152 mm) /30 caliber Mark 3 secondary gun. 4 x 6lb (57mm) guns 2 x 3lb (47mm) guns 2 x 1lb (37mm) guns 2 x .45 caliber Gatling guns

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