USS Albany (CL-23)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Albany.

USS Albany at sea
History
United States
NameAlbany
NamesakeAlbany, New York
OrderedAlmirante Abreu for the Brazilian Navy in 1898
BuilderArmstrong, Mitchell and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Yard number676
Laid down8 December 1897
Launched14 January 1899
Sponsored byMrs. John C. Colwell
Acquired16 March 1898
Commissioned29 May 1900
Decommissionedca. June 1904
Recommissioned10 June 1907
Decommissioned23 December 1913
Recommissioned17 April 1914
Decommissioned4 December 1914
Recommissioned21 May 1916
Decommissioned10 October 1922
ReclassifiedCL 23 on 8 August 1921
Stricken3 November 1929
IdentificationHull symbol:CL-23
Fatesold for scrapping 11 February 1930
General characteristics
Class and typeNew Orleans class protected cruiser
Displacement3,428 long tons (3,483 t)
Length354 ft 9+1⁄2 in (108.141 m)
Beam43 ft 9 in (13.34 m)
Draft17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Installed power
  • 4 × cylindrical boilers
  • 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)
Propulsion
Speed20.52 knots (24 mph; 38 km/h)
Complement363 officers and enlisted
Armament
Armor

The third USS Albany (later PG-36 and CL-23) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class. She saw service in the Philippine–American War and World War I.

  1. ^ "USS Albany (1900)". tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2017.