USS Baltimore

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USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.

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USS Baltimore canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship ⓘ
protected cruiser ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armament 6-inch guns ⓘ
8-inch guns ⓘ
smaller rapid-fire guns ⓘ
armorType protected cruiser armored deck ⓘ
battle Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ
builder Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
William Cramp & Sons ⓘ
commissionedDate 7 January 1890 ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 400 officers and men ⓘ
decommissionedDate 15 September 1922 ⓘ
displacement about 4,400 tons ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
fleetAssignment Asiatic Squadron ⓘ
hullNumber C-3 ⓘ
laidDownDate 5 May 1887 ⓘ
launchDate 6 October 1888 ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 20 knots ⓘ
modernization underwent refits during service life ⓘ
namedAfter Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
navalArchitectureType steel-hulled cruiser ⓘ
navalService United States Navy ⓘ
notability participation in early American naval expansion in the Pacific ⓘ
notableEvent Baltimore Crisis of 1891 ⓘ
protected American interests in Chile during the Baltimore Crisis ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
peacetimeRole diplomatic missions ⓘ
flagship duties ⓘ
placeBuilt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
propulsion steam engines ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ
roleInBattleOfManilaBay engaged Spanish shore batteries and ships ⓘ
scrappedDate 1929 ⓘ
serviceTheater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
shipBeam about 48 feet ⓘ
shipClass Baltimore-class cruiser (protected) ⓘ
shipLength approximately 327 feet ⓘ
status scrapped ⓘ

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Asiatic Squadron → notableShip → USS Baltimore ⓘ
Capture of Guam → involvedShip → USS Baltimore ⓘ