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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