Pennsylvania Class Cruiser (1903)

Six Pennsylvania class armoured cruisers were completed between 1905 and 1908 for service in the U.S. Navy. The ships were handsome, and enjoyed senior officers, Captain as commanding during America's involvement in the Great War, despite the relatively advanced age.

Overview of 6 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Pennsylvania	William Cramp & Sons	7 Aug, 1901	22 Aug, 1903	9 Mar, 1905	Sold 1931
West Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company	16 Sep, 1901	18 Apr, 1903	23 Feb, 1905	Sold 1930
California	Union Iron Works	7 May, 1902	28 Apr, 1904	1 Aug, 1907	Sunk 19 Jul, 1918
Colorado	William Cramp & Sons	25 Apr, 1901	25 Apr, 1903	19 Jan, 1905	Sold 1930
Maryland	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company	29 Oct, 1901	12 Sep, 1903	18 Apr, 1905	Sold 1930
South Dakota	Union Iron Works	30 Sep, 1902	21 Jul, 1904	27 Jan, 1908	Sold 1930

Armament

Guns

• four 8-in 40 cal Mark 5 guns (2 × 2)
• fourteen 6-in 50 cal Mark 6 guns
• eighteen 3-in 50 cal rapid fire (RF) guns
• twelve 3-pdr (47 mm) RF guns
• two 1-pdr (37 mm) saluting guns

Torpedoes

• two 18-in torpedo tubes

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).