USS Charleston (C-22)

USS Charleston (C-22), port view, undated.
History
United States
NameCharleston
NamesakeCity of Charleston, South Carolina
Ordered7 June 1900
Awarded30 March 1901
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia
Cost$2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down30 January 1902
Launched23 January 1904
Sponsored byMiss H. Rhett
Commissioned17 October 1905
Decommissioned4 December 1923
ReclassifiedCA-19, 17 July 1920
Identification
FateSold for scrapping on 6 March 1930, subsequently used as a breakwater
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)
  • 22.04 knots (40.82 km/h; 25.36 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement54 officers 624 enlisted 48 Marines
Armament
Armor
General characteristics (1921)[2][3]
Armament
  • 12 × 6 in/50 caliber Mark 6 breech-loading rifles
  • 4 × 3 in/50 caliber guns
  • 2 × 3 in/50 anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns

The third USS Charleston (C-22/CA-19) was a United States Navy St. Louis-class protected cruiser. She was launched 23 January 1904 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Miss Helen Whaley Rhett, and commissioned on 17 October 1905, Captain Cameron McRae Winslow in command. She was reclassified CA-19 on 17 July 1920.

  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.