While on the subject of the USS Monterrey. There were two other Naval ships with that name.
FIRST USS MONTERREY
The very first USS Monterrey was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy in the Civil War and used on the west coast as a tugboat. It was built in 1862 as a steam screw tug and purchased in 1863 and renamed the USS Monterrey.
It towed ships until 1892 when it was scrapped the following year. It mounted two guns.
SECOND USS MONTERREY
BM-6 and commissioned 13 February 1893. Mounted 2 x 12 inch, 2 x 10 inch, and 6 6-pdrs. with a crew of 210.
THIRD USS MONTERREY
CVL-26. A WWII light aircraft carrier. Originally laid down as a light cruiser. Participated in the Pacific Theatre. Decommissioned 1956 and scrapped. It carried 45 aircraft and had a crew of 1,569.
From Wikipedia
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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USS Monterrey-- Here a Monitor, There a Monitor
An article in the Dec. 28, 2007, Carmel Pine Cone "USS Monterrey-stealthy predecessor of the modern battleship" by George Sabato discussed this second-generation of monitors in the service of the US Navy.
When folks think of the name "monitor" they immediately think of the USS Monitor which fought the CSS Virginia in 1862. That battle opened a whole new chapter in naval architecture. The Monitor class of Union ironclads too its name from the original vessel.
USS Monterrey
The USS Monterrey was the second generation of monitors. Like the originals used in the Civil War, it was mastless, steam-powered, low-in-the-water, and had powerful gun turrets.
It was completed in 1893 and had the honor of being the first ship in the United States' new "Steel Navy."
It weighed 4.084 tons, steamed as fast as 13.6 knots and cost $2 million and was built at the Oakland Union Ironworks. It's mission was to patrol the US west coast.
During the Spanish-American War it was order from San Diego to join Admiral Dewey in the Philippines. It took part in other operations in the area.
It was decommissioned in Dec. 1904 and recommissioned in WW I as a submarine tender. It was again decommissioned in Pearl Harbor in 1921 and later scrapped back in Oakland.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Monterrey was 260 feet long, 57 feet beam and had a crew of 210. It mounted 2 x 12 inch, 2 x 10 inch, and 6 x 6-pdrs.
It joined Dewey's fleet in the Philippines after the victory to provide big-gun support. It sasiled from the US to the Philippines despite the fact it was not designed for extended ocean cruising because of its low freeboard.
So, Monitors Didn't End After the Civil War. --Old B-Runner
When folks think of the name "monitor" they immediately think of the USS Monitor which fought the CSS Virginia in 1862. That battle opened a whole new chapter in naval architecture. The Monitor class of Union ironclads too its name from the original vessel.
USS Monterrey
The USS Monterrey was the second generation of monitors. Like the originals used in the Civil War, it was mastless, steam-powered, low-in-the-water, and had powerful gun turrets.
It was completed in 1893 and had the honor of being the first ship in the United States' new "Steel Navy."
It weighed 4.084 tons, steamed as fast as 13.6 knots and cost $2 million and was built at the Oakland Union Ironworks. It's mission was to patrol the US west coast.
During the Spanish-American War it was order from San Diego to join Admiral Dewey in the Philippines. It took part in other operations in the area.
It was decommissioned in Dec. 1904 and recommissioned in WW I as a submarine tender. It was again decommissioned in Pearl Harbor in 1921 and later scrapped back in Oakland.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Monterrey was 260 feet long, 57 feet beam and had a crew of 210. It mounted 2 x 12 inch, 2 x 10 inch, and 6 x 6-pdrs.
It joined Dewey's fleet in the Philippines after the victory to provide big-gun support. It sasiled from the US to the Philippines despite the fact it was not designed for extended ocean cruising because of its low freeboard.
So, Monitors Didn't End After the Civil War. --Old B-Runner
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