USS St. Louis (C-20)

USS St. Louis (C-20), off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, 14 September 1917.
History
United States
NameSt. Louis
NamesakeCity of St. Louis, Missouri
Ordered7 June 1900
Awarded11 March 1901
BuilderNeafie & Levy Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost$2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down31 July 1902
Launched6 May 1905
Sponsored byMiss Gladys Bryant Smith
Commissioned18 August 1906
Decommissioned3 March 1922
ReclassifiedCA-18, 17 July 1920
Stricken20 March 1930
Identification
FateSold for scrap on 13 August 1930
Notes
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
Class and typeSt. Louis-class protected cruiser
Displacement
  • 9,700 long tons (9,856 t) (standard)
  • 10,839 long tons (11,013 t) (full load)
Length
  • 426 ft 6 in (130.00 m)oa
  • 424 ft (129 m)pp
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
  • 22.13 knots (40.98 km/h; 25.47 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Armament
Armor
General characteristics (1921)[2][3]
Armament
  • 12 × 6 in/50 caliber breech-loading rifles
  • 4 × 3 in/50 caliber guns
  • 2 × 3 in/50 anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns

The USS St. Louis (C-20/CA-18), was the lead ship of her class of protected cruisers in the United States Navy. St. Louis was launched on 6 May 1905 by the Neafie & Levy Company, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was sponsored by Miss Gladys Bryant Smith and commissioned on 18 August 1906 with Captain Nathaniel R. Usher in command.[4]

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "St. Louis large protected cruisers". US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 46–53. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "St. Louis III (Cruiser No. 20)". NHHC. 1902-07-31. Retrieved 2022-12-12.