USS Marblehead (C-11)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Marblehead.
USS Marblehead
USS Marblehead (C-11), port quarter view at anchor.
History
United States
NameMarblehead
NamesakeTown of Marblehead, Massachusetts
Ordered7 September 1888
Awarded2 November 1889
BuilderCity Point Iron Works, Boston, Massachusetts
Cost$674,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid downOctober 1890
Launched11 August 1892
Completed11 May 1892
Acquired8 Jan 1894
Commissioned2 April 1894
Decommissioned21 August 1919
ReclassifiedPG-27, 7 July 1920
Stricken5 August 1921
Identification
FateSold for scrap, 5 August 1921
General characteristics (as built)[1][2][3]
Class and typeMontgomery-class cruiser
Typeunprotected cruiser
Displacement
  • 2,072 long tons (2,105 t) (standard)
  • 2,212 long tons (2,247 t) (full load)
Length269 ft 10 in (82.25 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planSchooner
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 18.44 knots (34.15 km/h; 21.22 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement30 officers 249 enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Deck: 7⁄16 in (11 mm) (slope)
  • 5⁄16 in (7.9 mm) (flat)
  • Conning Tower: 2 in (51 mm)
General characteristics (1920)[4]
Armament

The second USS Marblehead (C-11/PG-27) was a Montgomery-class unprotected cruiser in the United States Navy, authorized in the naval appropriations bill of September 7, 1888.[5] Marblehead served in the Spanish–American War and World War I, and was the last ship of her class in service.

Marblehead was laid down in October 1890 by City Point Iron Works, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 11 August 1892; sponsored by Mrs. C. F. Allen; and commissioned 2 April 1894, Commander Charles O'Neil in command.[6] She was named for the seaport Marblehead, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (December 1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway's Maritime Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
  2. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 36–39. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1920. p. 210. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ Burr, Lawrence (2011). US Cruisers 1883-1904: The birth of the steel navy. Osprey Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781780962702.
  6. ^ "Marblehead II (C-11)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.