USS Marblehead (C-11)

	USS Marblehead (C-11), port quarter view at anchor.
History
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
Identification	Hull symbol:C-11; Hull symbol:PG-27;
Fate	Sold for scrap, 5 August 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Montgomery-class cruiser
Type	unprotected cruiser
Displacement	2,072 long tons (2,105 t) (standard); 2,212 long tons (2,247 t) (full load);
Length	269 ft 10 in (82.25 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) (mean)
Installed power	3 × Double expansion boilers; 2 × Single expansion boilers; 5,400 ihp (4,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph); 18.44 knots (34.15 km/h; 21.22 mph) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	30 officers 249 enlisted
Armament	2 × 6 in (152 mm)/40 caliber guns; 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber guns; 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns; 2 × Gatling guns; 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) Torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck: 7⁄16 in (11 mm) (slope); 5⁄16 in (7.9 mm) (flat); Conning Tower: 2 in (51 mm);
General characteristics (1920)
Armament	8 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 caliber guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns;

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.

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.

^ Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (December 1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway's Maritime Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 36–39. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
^ Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1920. p. 210. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ Burr, Lawrence (2011). US Cruisers 1883-1904: The birth of the steel navy. Osprey Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781780962702.
^ "Marblehead II (C-11)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[Conways60_p153-1] Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (December 1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway's Maritime Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.

[ships14-2] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 36–39. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

[haze-3] Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[ships20-4] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1920. p. 210. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[Burr-SteelNavy-5] Burr, Lawrence (2011). US Cruisers 1883-1904: The birth of the steel navy. Osprey Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781780962702.

[DANFS-6] "Marblehead II (C-11)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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History
USS Marblehead (C-11), port quarter view at anchor.
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
Identification	Hull symbol:C-11 Hull symbol:PG-27
Fate	Sold for scrap, 5 August 1921
General characteristics (as built)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Class and type	Montgomery-class cruiser
Type	unprotected cruiser
Displacement	2,072 long tons (2,105 t) (standard) 2,212 long tons (2,247 t) (full load)
Length	269 ft 10 in (82.25 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) (mean)
Installed power	3 × Double expansion boilers 2 × Single expansion boilers 5,400 ihp (4,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 18.44 knots (34.15 km/h; 21.22 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement	30 officers 249 enlisted
Armament	2 × 6 in (152 mm)/40 caliber guns 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber guns 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns 2 × Gatling guns 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) Torpedo tubes
Armor	Deck: 7⁄16 in (11 mm) (slope) 5⁄16 in (7.9 mm) (flat) Conning Tower: 2 in (51 mm)
General characteristics (1920)^[4]
Armament	8 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 caliber guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns