USS Marblehead (C-11)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Marblehead.
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.
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USS Marblehead (C-11), port quarter view at anchor. | |
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United States | |
Name | Marblehead |
Namesake | Town of Marblehead, Massachusetts |
Ordered | 7 September 1888 |
Awarded | 2 November 1889 |
Builder | City Point Iron Works, Boston, Massachusetts |
Cost | $674,000 (contract price of hull and machinery) |
Laid down | October 1890 |
Launched | 11 August 1892 |
Completed | 11 May 1892 |
Acquired | 8 Jan 1894 |
Commissioned | 2 April 1894 |
Decommissioned | 21 August 1919 |
Reclassified | PG-27, 7 July 1920 |
Stricken | 5 August 1921 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, 5 August 1921 |
General characteristics (as built)[1][2][3] | |
Class and type | Montgomery-class cruiser |
Type | unprotected cruiser |
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Length | 269 ft 10 in (82.25 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) (mean) |
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Sail plan | Schooner |
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Complement | 30 officers 249 enlisted |
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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.