Protected Cruisers

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Denver Class Protected Cruiser USS Des Moines pictured on the Hudson River in 1909.

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Lead Ship,Protected Cruiser USS Cincinnati pictured c1895.

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Lead Ship,Protected Cruiser USS Cincinnati pictured c1895.

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Lead Ship,Protected Cruiser USS Columbia pictured showing off her sternwalk c1895.

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Denver Class Protected Cruiser USS Cleveland pictured c1904.

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St Louis Class Protected Cruiser USS Charleston pictured fitting out at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Shipyards in 1905.At the end of her career she was stripped down to the waterline and then sold to the Powell River Company, Ltd. On October 25th 1930, the ship was towed to Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, to serve as a floating breakwater for a large logging mill. Her hulk was ballasted, anchored and periodically pumped out to keep her afloat. The following year, she was joined by the hull of the Cruiser Huron (formerly South Dakota). In 1961, heavy weather caused Charleston to partially flood, and her hull was towed to Kelsey Bay, on the north coast of Vancouver Island. The hulk was run ashore to serve as a breakwater, where she can be seen to this day.

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Protected Cruiser USS Columbia pictured off Hampton Roads on December 13th 1916.

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Lead Ship,Protected Cruiser USS St Louis..date unknown.

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Lead Ship,Protected Cruiser USS Cincinnati pictured at New York c1895.

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Protected Cruiser USS San Francisco pictured in 1895.