USS Philadelphia (C-4)

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

USS Philadelphia
Protected steel cruiser USS Philadelphia
History
United States
NamePhiladelphia
NamesakePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number257
Laid down22 March 1888
Launched7 September 1889
Sponsored byMiss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter of merchant and philanthropist John Wanamaker
Commissioned28 July 1890
Decommissioned22 September 1902
Noteshoused over as receiving ship 1904
ReclassifiedReceiving ship, 12 May 1904
ReclassifiedPrison ship, 4 November 1912
ReclassifiedReceiving Ship, 19 January 1916
ReclassifiedIX-24, 17 July 1920
Stricken24 November 1926
Identification
FateSold, 1927
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement
  • 4,324 long tons (4,393 t) (standard)
  • 5,304 long tons (5,389 t) (full load)
Length
  • 335 ft (102 m) oa
  • 327 ft 6 in (99.82 m)pp
Beam48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Draft
  • 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) (mean draft)
  • 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) (max draft)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
  • 19.91 kn (22.91 mph; 36.87 km/h) (speed on trial)
Range6,354 nmi (11,768 km; 7,312 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement384 officers and enlisted
Armament
Armor
General characteristics (1914)[1][2]
Installed power
  • 9 × boilers
  • 8,688 ihp (6,479 kW) (ihp on trials)
Complement187 enlisted men
Armamentall armaments removed
Notesship listed as "Unserviceable for War Purposes"

The fourth USS Philadelphia (C-4) (later IX-24) was the sixth protected cruiser of the United States Navy. Although designed by the Navy Department, her hull was similar to the preceding British-designed Baltimore, but Philadelphia had a uniform main armament of twelve 6-inch guns.[3][4][5]

She was laid down 22 March 1888 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, launched 7 September 1889, sponsored by Miss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter of merchant and philanthropist John Wanamaker; and commissioned 28 July 1890, Capt. Albert S. Barker in command.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 142–145. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "Philadelphia protected cruiser". US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Gardiner and Chesneau, p. 152
  4. ^ Bauer and Roberts, p. 143
  5. ^ Friedman, pp. 26–27, 460
  6. ^ "Philadelphia IV (C-4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.