USS St. Louis (C-20)

	USS St. Louis (C-20), off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, 14 September 1917.
History
United States
Name	St. Louis
Namesake	City of St. Louis, Missouri
Ordered	7 June 1900
Awarded	11 March 1901
Builder	Neafie & Levy Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost	$2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	31 July 1902
Launched	6 May 1905
Sponsored by	Miss Gladys Bryant Smith
Commissioned	18 August 1906
Decommissioned	3 March 1922
Reclassified	CA-18, 17 July 1920
Stricken	20 March 1930
Identification	Hull symbol: C-20; Hull symbol: CA-18;
Fate	Sold for scrap on 13 August 1930
Notes	14 July 1912, assigned to the Oregon Naval Militia; 27 April 1914, designated as a Receiving Ship; 29 July 1916, assigned as a Submarine tender;
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	St. Louis-class protected cruiser
Displacement	9,700 long tons (9,856 t) (standard); 10,839 long tons (11,013 t) (full load);
Length	426 ft 6 in (130.00 m)oa; 424 ft (129 m)pp;
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 21,000 ihp (16,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph); 22.13 knots (40.98 km/h; 25.47 mph) (Speed on Trial);
Armament	14 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 caliber Mark 6 Breech-loading rifles; 18 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns; 12 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) saluting guns; 8 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns; 4 × 1-pounder (37 mm) guns;
Armor	Belt armor: 4 in (102 mm); Deck (amidships): 2–3 in (51–76 mm); Shields: 4 in; Conning tower: 5 in (127 mm);
General characteristics (1921)
Armament	12 × 6 in/50 caliber breech-loading rifles; 4 × 3 in/50 caliber guns; 2 × 3 in/50 anti-aircraft guns; 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns;

The USS St. Louis (C-20/CA-18), was the lead ship of her class of protected cruisers in the United States Navy. St. Louis was launched on 6 May 1905 by the Neafie & Levy Company, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was sponsored by Miss Gladys Bryant Smith and commissioned on 18 August 1906 with Captain Nathaniel R. Usher in command.^[4]

^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "St. Louis large protected cruisers". 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 1921. pp. 46–53. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ "St. Louis III (Cruiser No. 20)". NHHC. 1902-07-31. Retrieved 2022-12-12.

[ships14-1] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 32–35. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[haze-2] Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "St. Louis large protected cruisers". US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[ships21-3] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 46–53. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[NHHC_1902-4] "St. Louis III (Cruiser No. 20)". NHHC. 1902-07-31. Retrieved 2022-12-12.

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History
USS St. Louis (C-20), off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, 14 September 1917.
United States
Name	St. Louis
Namesake	City of St. Louis, Missouri
Ordered	7 June 1900
Awarded	11 March 1901
Builder	Neafie & Levy Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost	$2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	31 July 1902
Launched	6 May 1905
Sponsored by	Miss Gladys Bryant Smith
Commissioned	18 August 1906
Decommissioned	3 March 1922
Reclassified	CA-18, 17 July 1920
Stricken	20 March 1930
Identification	Hull symbol: C-20 Hull symbol: CA-18
Fate	Sold for scrap on 13 August 1930
Notes	14 July 1912, assigned to the Oregon Naval Militia 27 April 1914, designated as a Receiving Ship 29 July 1916, assigned as a Submarine tender
General characteristics (as built)^[1]^[2]
Class and type	St. Louis-class protected cruiser
Displacement	9,700 long tons (9,856 t) (standard) 10,839 long tons (11,013 t) (full load)
Length	426 ft 6 in (130.00 m)oa 424 ft (129 m)pp
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 21,000 ihp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 22.13 knots (40.98 km/h; 25.47 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Armament	14 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 caliber Mark 6 Breech-loading rifles 18 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns 12 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) saluting guns 8 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns 4 × 1-pounder (37 mm) guns
Armor	Belt armor: 4 in (102 mm) Deck (amidships): 2–3 in (51–76 mm) Shields: 4 in Conning tower: 5 in (127 mm)
General characteristics (1921)^[2]^[3]
Armament	12 × 6 in/50 caliber breech-loading rifles 4 × 3 in/50 caliber guns 2 × 3 in/50 anti-aircraft guns 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns