USS Montgomery (C-9)

	USS Montgomery (C-9), port bow view, circa 1894–99.
History
United States
Name	Montgomery (1894–1918); Anniston (1918–1919);
Namesake	City of Montgomery, Alabama; City of Anniston, Alabama;
Ordered	7 September 1888
Awarded	2 November 1889
Builder	Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, Maryland
Cost	$1,037,923 (hull and machinery)
Laid down	February 1890
Launched	5 December 1891
Sponsored by	Miss Sophia Smith
Commissioned	21 June 1894
Decommissioned	16 May 1918
Renamed	Anniston, 14 March 1918
Stricken	25 August 1919
Identification	Hull symbol:C-9
Fate	Sold for scrap, 14 November 1919
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Montgomery-class cruiser
Type	unprotected cruiser
Displacement	2,072 long tons (2,105 t) (standard); 2,212 long tons (2,247 t) (full load);
Length	269 ft 10 in (82.25 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) (mean)
Installed power	6 × Almy Water tube boilers; 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); 19.06 kn (21.93 mph; 35.30 km/h) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	30 officers 249 enlisted
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) (slope); 5⁄16 in (7.9 mm) (flat); Conning Tower: 2 in (51 mm);
General characteristics (1914)
Armament	2 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) guns; 1 × 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tube; 1 × 18 in (457 mm) submerged torpedo tube; 1 × 21 in (533 mm) above water torpedo tube; 1 × 18 in (457 mm) above water torpedo tube;

The fourth USS Montgomery (C-9), the lead ship of her class, was an unprotected cruiser in the United States Navy authorized in the Naval Appropriations Act of September 7, 1888. Montgomery served during the Spanish–American War and in World War I and was named for Montgomery, Alabama.

Montgomery was launched 5 December 1891 by Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Miss Sophia Smith; and commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard 21 June 1894.

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