USS Tacoma (CL-20)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Tacoma.
USS Tacoma (C-18), port side, underway, date unknown.
History
United States
NameTacoma
NamesakeCity of Tacoma, Washington
Ordered3 March 1899
Awarded14 December 1899
BuilderUnion Iron Works, Mare Island, California
Cost$1,041,900 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down27 September 1900
Launched2 June 1903
Sponsored byMiss Julia M. Harris
Commissioned30 January 1904
Reclassified
  • PG-32, 7 July 1920
  • CL-20, 8 August 1921
Stricken7 February 1924
Identification
FateRan aground at Blanquilla Reef, Vera Cruz, 16 January 1924
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
Class and typeDenver-class protected cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,200 long tons (3,251 t) (standard)
  • 3,514 long tons (3,570 t) (full load)
Length
  • 308 ft 9 in (94.11 m) oa
  • 292 ft (89 m)pp
Beam44 ft (13 m)
Draft15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planSchooner
Speed
  • 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
  • 16.65 knots (30.84 km/h; 19.16 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement30 officers 261 enlisted men
Armament
Armor
  • Deck: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) (slope)
  • 3⁄16 in (4.8 mm) (flat)
  • Shields: 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm)
General characteristics (1921)[2][3]
Armament
  • 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 caliber Mark 5 breech-loading rifles
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 anti-aircraft gun
  • 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns
  • 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns

USS Tacoma (C-18/PG-32/CL-20) was a Denver-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named after the city of Tacoma, Washington.

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "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. 60–67. Retrieved 15 September 2015.