USS Charleston (C-22)

	USS Charleston (C-22), port view, undated.
History
United States
Name	Charleston
Namesake	City of Charleston, South Carolina
Ordered	7 June 1900
Awarded	30 March 1901
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia
Cost	$2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	30 January 1902
Launched	23 January 1904
Sponsored by	Miss H. Rhett
Commissioned	17 October 1905
Decommissioned	4 December 1923
Reclassified	CA-19, 17 July 1920
Identification	Hull symbol: C-22; Hull symbol: CA-19;
Fate	Sold for scrapping on 6 March 1930, subsequently used as a breakwater
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	St. 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;
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 21,000 ihp (16,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph); 22.04 knots (40.82 km/h; 25.36 mph) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	54 officers 624 enlisted 48 Marines
Armament	14 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 caliber Mark 6 Breech-loading rifles; 18 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns; 12 ×3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) saluting guns; 8 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns; 4 × 1-pounder (37 mm) guns;
Armor	Belt armor: 4 in (100 mm); Deck (amidships): 2–3 in (51–76 mm); Shields: 4 in; Conning tower: 5 in (130 mm);
General characteristics (1921)
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.

^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ ^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.
^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 46–53. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[ships14-1] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[haze-2] Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "St. Louis large protected cruisers". US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[ships21-3] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 46–53. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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History
USS Charleston (C-22), port view, undated.
United States
Name	Charleston
Namesake	City of Charleston, South Carolina
Ordered	7 June 1900
Awarded	30 March 1901
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia
Cost	$2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	30 January 1902
Launched	23 January 1904
Sponsored by	Miss H. Rhett
Commissioned	17 October 1905
Decommissioned	4 December 1923
Reclassified	CA-19, 17 July 1920
Identification	Hull symbol: C-22 Hull symbol: CA-19
Fate	Sold for scrapping on 6 March 1930, subsequently used as a breakwater
General characteristics (as built)^[1]^[2]
Class and type	St. 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
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 21,000 ihp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 22.04 knots (40.82 km/h; 25.36 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement	54 officers 624 enlisted 48 Marines
Armament	14 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 caliber Mark 6 Breech-loading rifles 18 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns 12 ×3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) saluting guns 8 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns 4 × 1-pounder (37 mm) guns
Armor	Belt armor: 4 in (100 mm) Deck (amidships): 2–3 in (51–76 mm) Shields: 4 in Conning tower: 5 in (130 mm)
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