USS Brooklyn (ACR-3)

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

USS Brooklyn (CA-3)
USS Brooklyn (ACR-3), at anchor, c. 1898.
Class overview
BuildersWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byUSS New York (ACR-2)
Succeeded byPennsylvania class
Built1893–1896
In commission1896–1921
Completed1
Scrapped1
History
United States
NameBrooklyn
NamesakeCity of Brooklyn, New York
Ordered19 July 1892
Awarded11 February 1893
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost$3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery)
Yard number275
Laid down2 August 1893
Launched2 October 1895
Sponsored byMiss Ida May Schieren
Commissioned1 December 1896
Decommissioned9 March 1921
ReclassifiedCA-3, 17 July 1920
Stricken9 March 1921
Identification
FateSold for scrap 20 December 1921
General characteristics (as built)
TypeArmored cruiser
Displacement
  • 9,215 long tons (9,363 t) (standard)
  • 10,068 long tons (10,230 t) (full load)
Length
  • 402 ft 7 in (122.71 m)oa
  • 400 ft 6 in (122.07 m)pp
Beam64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
Draft24 ft (7.3 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
  • 21.91 knots (40.58 km/h; 25.21 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement561 officers and enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 3 in (76 mm)
  • Deck: 6 in (152 mm) sloped sides, 3 in (76 mm) flat middle (amidships)
  • 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) (forward & aft)
  • Turrets: 5+1⁄2 in (140 mm)
  • 3 in (76 mm) (hoists)
  • Barbettes: 8–4 in (203–102 mm)
  • Secondary sponsons: 4 in (102 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 8+1⁄2 in (216 mm)
General characteristics (1914)[1]
Armament
  • 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2)
  • 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles
  • 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns
General characteristics (1917)[2]
Armament
  • 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2)
  • 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles
  • 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns

USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was the third United States Navy armored cruiser, the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state.

Ordered for $3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery),[3] she was launched on 2 October 1895 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia; sponsored by Miss Ida May Schieren, daughter of Charles A. Schieren, Mayor of Brooklyn, New York; and commissioned on 1 December 1896, Captain Francis Augustus Cook in command.[4]

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Navy Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Navy Department. 1 November 1918. pp. 42–45. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn II (CA-3)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.