Armoured Cruisers

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Pennsylvania Class Armoured Cruiser USS Maryland on speed trials,prior to having her secondary armament fitted,January 27th 1904.

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Armoured Cruiser USS Montana pictured on May 4th 1912.She was re-named Missoula on March 7th 1920.

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The ill fated Pennsylvania Class Armoured Cruiser USS California pictured c1907,re-named San Diego in September 1918.She was initially thought to have been sunk by a torpedo on July 19th 1918.In December 2018, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Alexis Catsambis, an underwater archaeologist with the Navy, stated 'We believe that U-156 laid mines that sunk San Diego'.Flooding patterns studied 'weren't consistent with an explosion set inside the vessel', while the hole 'didn't look like a torpedo strike.' 'Torpedoes of the time carried more explosives than mines — and would have shown more immediate damage,' stated University of Delaware marine scientist Arthur Trembanis, who took part in the latest wreck study. Mines were anchored at optimal depths to tear open warships, according to Ken Nahshon, another researcher. The mine in question hit an 'unguarded lower part of the ship, where the hull was only about a half inch thick'.

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Pennsylvania Class Armoured Cruiser USS San Diego pictured in April 1918.

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Pennsylvania Class Armoured Cruiser USS Maryland pictured in drydock at Charlestown Navy Yard in 1905.

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Pennsylvania Class Armoured Cruiser USS Maryland pictured in drydock at Charlestown Navy Yard in 1905.

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Armoured Cruiser USS Brooklyn pictured c1899.

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Pennsylvania Class Armoured Cruiser USS Colorado pictured at New York in 1905.

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A particularly fine detailed image of Armoured Cruiser USS Brooklyn rigged for night lighting,pictured c1900..

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Here is BROOKLYN in New Zealand in 1901; the old girl did get around! DFO