USS Detroit (C-10)

USS Detroit (C-10) circa 1890s
History
United States
Name	Detroit
Namesake	City of Detroit, Michigan
Builder	Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland
Launched	28 October 1891
Sponsored by	Miss F. Malster
Commissioned	20 July 1893
Decommissioned	1 August 1905
Stricken	12 July 1910
Identification	Hull symbol: C-10
Fate	Sold for scrap, 22 December 1910
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type	Montgomery-class unprotected cruiser
Displacement	2,094 long tons (2,128 t) (standard) 2,235 long tons (2,271 t) (full load)
Length	269 ft 6 in (82.14 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) (mean) 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) (max)
Installed power	5,400 ihp (4,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Armament	2 × 6 in (152 mm)/40 caliber guns 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber guns 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns 2 × Gatling guns 3 × 18-inch (450 mm) Torpedo tubes
Armor	Deck: 7⁄16 in (11 mm) Conning tower: 2 in (51 mm)

USS Detroit (C-10) was a Montgomery-class unprotected cruiser of the United States Navy which was authorized by an Act of Congress in September 1888.^[2] Detroit was launched on 28 October 1891 at Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland, sponsored by Miss F. Malster. The cruiser was commissioned on 20 July 1893. It was the third ship to be named for Detroit, Michigan.^[3]