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− | ! colspan= | + | ! colspan=7 align=left|Overview of two vessels |
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− | ! align=center | Name | + | ! align=center | U.S. Name |
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− | | [[ | + | | ''Amazonas'' |
+ | | [[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company|Armstrong]] | ||
| 1895 | | 1895 | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | ''Almirante Abreu'' |
+ | | [[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company|Armstrong]] | ||
| 1897 | | 1897 | ||
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==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
− | Ordered by [[Brazilian Navy|Brazil]] from [[ | + | Ordered by [[Brazilian Navy|Brazil]] from [[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company|Armstrong, Mitchell, & Co.]], but purchased by the [[U.S. Navy|United States]] as reinforcements during the crisis leading to the [[Spanish-American War]].{{Conways1860|p. 154}} A third ship, [[Almirante Barrozo (1896)|''Almirante Barrozo'']], had been completed and delivered to the Brazilian Navy in 1897.{{Conways1860|pp. 408-409}} |
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− | purchased by the [[U.S. Navy|United States]] as reinforcements during the crisis leading to the [[Spanish-American War]]. A third | ||
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hullno=CL-22 (8 August, 1921){{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | hullno=CL-22 (8 August, 1921){{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | ||
purchased=Act of 9 March, 1898{{Conways1860|p. 154}} | purchased=Act of 9 March, 1898{{Conways1860|p. 154}} | ||
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laid=1895{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | laid=1895{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | ||
launch=4 December, 1896{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} | launch=4 December, 1896{{FriedmanUSCruisers|p. 449}} |
Latest revision as of 14:59, 6 April 2018
Two New Orleans class protected cruisers were purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 in preparation for the Spanish-American War.
Overview of two vessels | ||||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | ||||||
U.S. Name | Brazilian Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
New Orleans | Amazonas | Armstrong | 1895 | 4 December, 1896 | 18 March, 1898 | Sold 11 February, 1930 |
Albany | Almirante Abreu | Armstrong | 1897 | 14 January, 1899 | 29 May, 1900 | Sold 11 February, 1930 |
Construction
Ordered by Brazil from Armstrong, Mitchell, & Co., but purchased by the United States as reinforcements during the crisis leading to the Spanish-American War.[1] A third ship, Almirante Barrozo, had been completed and delivered to the Brazilian Navy in 1897.[2]
Armament
As Completed
- six 6-inch/50 caliber
- four 4.7-inch/50 caliber
- ten 6-pounders
- four 1-pounders
- four .30 caliber machine guns
- three 18-inch torpedo tubes
1907
- ten 5-inch/50 caliber
- ten 6-pounders
- four 1-pounders
- four .30 caliber machine guns
- three 18-inch torpedo tubes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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