USS Cincinnati (C-7)

	USS Cincinnati (C-7)
History
United States
Name	Cincinnati
Namesake	City of Cincinnati, Ohio
Ordered	7 September 1888
Builder	New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
Cost	$1,100,000
Laid down	29 January 1890
Launched	10 November 1892
Sponsored by	Miss S. Mosby
Commissioned	16 June 1894
Decommissioned	20 April 1919
Stricken	5 August 1921
Identification	Hull symbol:C-7
Fate	Sold for scrap 4 August 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Cincinnati-class protected cruiser
Displacement	3,183 long tons (3,234 t) (standard); 3,339 long tons (3,393 t) (full load);
Length	305 ft 9 in (93.19 m)
Beam	42 ft (13 m)
Draft	18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power	6 × steam boilers; 10,000 ihp (7,500 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph); 19.91 kn (22.91 mph; 36.87 km/h) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	32 officers 270 enlisted
Armament	1 × 6 in (152 mm)/40 caliber guns; 10 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber guns; 8 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns; 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm) (slope); 1 in (25 mm) (flat); Conning Tower: 2 in (51 mm); Gun Sponsons: 4 in (100 mm);
General characteristics (1914)
Installed power	8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 8,000 ihp (6,000 kW); 7,070 ihp (5,270 kW) (ihp on trials);
Armament	11 × 5 in (130 mm)/40 caliber guns; 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns;

USS Cincinnati (C-7) was a protected cruiser and the lead ship of the Cincinnati-class cruiser for the United States Navy. She was launched on 10 November 1892 by New York Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss S. Mosby; and commissioned on 16 June 1894. She was the second ship to be named after Cincinnati, Ohio.

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