USS Salem (CL-3)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Salem.
USS Salem (CS-3), undated
History
United States
NameSalem
NamesakeCity of Salem, Massachusetts
Ordered27 April 1904
Awarded17 May 1905
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy Point, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$1,566,000 (hull & machinery)
Laid down28 August 1905
Launched27 July 1907
Sponsored byMrs. Lorna Pinnock
Commissioned1 August 1908
Decommissioned16 August 1921
ReclassifiedCL-3, 17 July 1920
Stricken13 November 1929
Identification
FateSold for scrap, 11 February 1930
General characteristics (As built)[1]
Class and typeChester-class Scout cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,750 long tons (3,810 t) (standard)
  • 4,687 long tons (4,762 t) (full load)
Length
  • 423 ft 1 in (128.96 m) oa
  • 420 ft (130 m) pp
Beam47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)
Draft16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) (mean)
Installed power
  • 12 × Fore River boilers
  • 19,578 ihp (14,599 kW)(produced on trials)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
  • 25.95 knots (48.06 km/h; 29.86 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement42 officers 326 enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 2 in (5.1 cm)
  • Deck: 1 in (25 mm) (over steering gear)
General characteristics (1917)[2][3]
Propulsion2 × General Electric steam turbines
Armament
  • 4 × 5 in (130 mm)/51 caliber guns
  • 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber rapid-fire guns
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun
  • 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns
  • 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Salem (CS-3/CL-3), Scout Cruiser No. 3, was a Chester-class scout cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Salem, Massachusetts.[4]

Salem was laid down on 28 August 1905, by the Fore River Shipyard; launched on 27 July 1907, sponsored by Mrs. Lorna Pinnock; and commissioned on 1 August 1908.[5]

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1921-". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 60–67. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ Toppan, Andrew (22 January 2000). "Chester class scout cruisers". US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Ships named Salem". United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Salem (Scout Cruiser No. 3) i". Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.