Montgomery-class cruiser

USS Montgomery (C-9)
Class overview
Name	Montgomery class
Builders	Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock, Baltimore; City Point Iron Works, Boston
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Cincinnati class
Succeeded by	Columbia class
Cost	$612,500–$675,000 each
Built	1890–1894
In commission	1893–1919
Planned	3
Completed	3
Scrapped	3
General characteristics
Type	Unprotected cruiser
Displacement	2,000 tons
Length	257 ft (78 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Installed power	6 × steam boilers 2 × vertical triple expansion engines 5,400 ihp (4,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Range	3,280 nmi (6,070 km; 3,770 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	20 officers, 228 enlisted men
Armament	As built: 2 × 6 in (152 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 rapid fire (RF) guns (one ship, either Detroit or Montgomery) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber Mark 2 RF guns 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) RF guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) RF guns 1 × Gatling gun 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Protective deck: 5⁄16 in (8 mm) on the flat; 7⁄16 in (11 mm) on the slope Conning tower: 2 in (51 mm) "Woodite" (cellulose) packed cofferdam: 3 ft 11 in (119 cm) height; no inner bottom

The Montgomery-class cruisers were three unprotected cruisers built for the United States Navy in the early 1890s.^[1] They had a thin water-tight protective deck, and also relied for protection upon their coal bunkers, cellulose packing, and numerous compartments. Roomy accommodations were provided for officers and crew, these cruisers being mainly intended for long cruises on distant stations.^[2]

Known initially as cruisers Nos. 9, 10, and 11, the Montgomery-class cruisers were authorized by an Act of Congress approved September 7, 1888.^[2][3][4]