USA (1888-90): Protected Cruiser C-5 1890-1937 USS San Francisco (C-5) was a steel armour protected cruiser built in 1888-90 for the United States Navy. In her career she freed her named early, becoming Tahoe and then Yosemite until decommissioned a last time in 1921. She was a successor to Newark as a commerce raiding masted … Read more
USA (1887-90): Protected Cruiser C-4 1890-1926 Authorized in 1887, USS Philadelphia was rigged as three-mast schooner, without head gear and generally similar to the USS Baltimore in protection notably. The armament and armour scheme as also remarkably similar so the two ships are even often classed as sister-ships by some authors. Philadeplhia was built at … Read more
Protected Cruiser (1888) USS Charleston (C-2) was the second British-designed cruiser (after Baltimore) in the early years of the “new navy”, purchased from Armstrong, Mitchell and Co. in Newcastle to follow the “ABC” cruisers with better protection, higher speed, and similar armament but as a way to keep up with the latest techniques in naval … Read more
