USS Montgomery (C-9)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Montgomery.
USS Montgomery (C-9)
USS Montgomery (C-9), port bow view, circa 1894–99.
History
United States
Name
  • Montgomery (1894–1918)
  • Anniston (1918–1919)
Namesake
Ordered7 September 1888
Awarded2 November 1889
BuilderColumbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, Maryland
Cost$1,037,923 (hull and machinery)
Laid downFebruary 1890
Launched5 December 1891
Sponsored byMiss Sophia Smith
Commissioned21 June 1894
Decommissioned16 May 1918
RenamedAnniston, 14 March 1918
Stricken25 August 1919
IdentificationHull symbol:C-9
FateSold for scrap, 14 November 1919
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
Class and typeMontgomery-class cruiser
Typeunprotected cruiser
Displacement
  • 2,072 long tons (2,105 t) (standard)
  • 2,212 long tons (2,247 t) (full load)
Length269 ft 10 in (82.25 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planSchooner
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
  • 19.06 kn (21.93 mph; 35.30 km/h) (Speed on Trial)
Complement30 officers 249 enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Deck: 7⁄16 in (11 mm) (slope)
  • 5⁄16 in (7.9 mm) (flat)
  • Conning Tower: 2 in (51 mm)
General characteristics (1914)[1]
Armament
  • 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns
  • 1 × 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tube
  • 1 × 18 in (457 mm) submerged torpedo tube
  • 1 × 21 in (533 mm) above water torpedo tube
  • 1 × 18 in (457 mm) above water torpedo tube

The fourth USS Montgomery (C-9), the lead ship of her class, was an unprotected cruiser in the United States Navy authorized in the Naval Appropriations Act of September 7, 1888.[3] Montgomery served during the Spanish–American War and in World War I and was named for Montgomery, Alabama.

Montgomery was launched 5 December 1891 by Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Miss Sophia Smith; and commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard 21 June 1894.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911–". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 36–39. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Burr, Lawrence (2011). US Cruisers 1883–1904: The birth of the steel navy. Osprey Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-78096-270-2.
  4. ^ "Montgomery IV (C-9)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.