Monday, February 6, 2023

RoadTripping With USS Montgomery-- Part 11: The 4th USS Montgomery and Spanish-American War

The 4th USS Montgomery was the lead ship of her class and was rated as an unprotected cruiser.  She served in the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Launched 5 December 1891 by the Columbian  Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland and commissioned 21 June 1894 at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia.  It was named after Montgomery, Alabama.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Length:  269.10 feet

Beam:  37 feet

Draft:  14.6 feet

Speed:  17 knots

Complement:  30 officers, 249 enlisted

Armament:

Two 6-inch guns

Eight 5-inch guns

Six 6-pounder guns

Two 1-pounder guns

Two Gatlin guns 

Three 18-inch torpedo tubes'

--Old B-Runner


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