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+ | * two 1-pdr (37 mm) saluting guns | ||
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Revision as of 21:32, 20 April 2020
Six Pennsylvania class armoured cruisers were completed between 1905 and 1908 for service in the U.S. Navy.
Overview of 6 vessels | |||||
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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 |
Design
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
Footnotes
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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