USS New Orleans (CL-22)

USS New Orleans photographed during the Spanish–American War, 1898.
History
United States
Name	New Orleans
Namesake	New Orleans, Louisiana
Ordered	Amazonas for the Brazilian Navy in 1895
Builder	Armstrong, Mitchell and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Laid down	1895
Launched	4 December 1896
Commissioned	18 March 1898
Decommissioned	16 November 1922
Reclassified	CL 22 on 8 August 1921
Stricken	13 November 1929
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-22
Fate	11 February 1930, sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type	New Orleans class protected cruiser
Displacement	3,769 long tons (3,829 t)
Length	354 ft 5 in (108.03 m)
Beam	43 ft 9 in (13.34 m)
Draft	18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power	7,500 shp (5,600 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical, inverted triple expansion engines 2 × screws
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	366 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 × 6 in (152 mm) (6 × 1) 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) (4 × 1) 10 × 6-pounder (2.25 in) (10 × 1) 8 × 1-pounder (1 in) (8 × 1) 2 × 0.30 calibre (7.62 mm) guns (2 × 1) 3 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Gun shields: 4 in (100 mm) Main deck: 3.5 in (89 mm) Conning Tower: 4 in (100 mm)

USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class.

She was laid down in 1895 as Amazonas for the Brazilian Navy by Armstrong, Mitchell and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, launched on 4 December 1896, purchased by the U.S. Navy while building on 16 March 1898; and commissioned 18 March 1898 at Gravesend, England.