USS Brooklyn (ACR-3)

	USS Brooklyn (ACR-3), at anchor, c. 1898.
Class overview
Builders	William Cramp & Sons, PA (1)
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	USS New York (ACR-2)
Succeeded by	Pennsylvania class
Built	1893–1896
In commission	1896–1921
Completed	1
Scrapped	1
History
United States
Name	Brooklyn
Namesake	City of Brooklyn, New York
Ordered	19 July 1892
Awarded	11 February 1893
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost	$3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery)
Yard number	275
Laid down	2 August 1893
Launched	2 October 1895
Sponsored by	Miss Ida May Schieren
Commissioned	1 December 1896
Decommissioned	9 March 1921
Reclassified	CA-3, 17 July 1920
Stricken	9 March 1921
Identification	Hull symbol:ACR-3; Hull symbol:CA-3;
Fate	Sold for scrap 20 December 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Armored cruiser
Displacement	9,215 long tons (9,363 t) (standard); 10,068 long tons (10,230 t) (full load);
Length	402 ft 7 in (122.71 m)oa; 400 ft 6 in (122.07 m)pp;
Beam	64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m) (mean)
Installed power	5 × double-ended boilers, 2 × single-ended boilers; 4 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW) (design);
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design); 21.91 knots (40.58 km/h; 25.21 mph) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	561 officers and enlisted
Armament	8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 × 2); 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber rapid fire (RF) guns; 12 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder RF guns; 4 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns; 5 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 3 in (76 mm); Deck: 6 in (152 mm) sloped sides, 3 in (76 mm) flat middle (amidships); 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) (forward & aft); Turrets: 5+1⁄2 in (140 mm); 3 in (76 mm) (hoists); Barbettes: 8–4 in (203–102 mm); Secondary sponsons: 4 in (102 mm); Conning Tower: 8+1⁄2 in (216 mm);
General characteristics (1914)
Armament	8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2); 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles; 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns;
General characteristics (1917)
Armament	8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2); 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles; 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns;

USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was the third United States Navy armored cruiser, the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state.

Ordered for $3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery), she was launched on 2 October 1895 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia; sponsored by Miss Ida May Schieren, daughter of Charles A. Schieren, Mayor of Brooklyn, New York; and commissioned on 1 December 1896, Captain Francis Augustus Cook in command.

Class overview
USS Brooklyn (ACR-3), at anchor, c. 1898.
Builders	William Cramp & Sons, PA (1)
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	USS New York (ACR-2)
Succeeded by	Pennsylvania class
Built	1893–1896
In commission	1896–1921
Completed	1
Scrapped	1
History
United States
Name	Brooklyn
Namesake	City of Brooklyn, New York
Ordered	19 July 1892
Awarded	11 February 1893
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost	$3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery)
Yard number	275
Laid down	2 August 1893
Launched	2 October 1895
Sponsored by	Miss Ida May Schieren
Commissioned	1 December 1896
Decommissioned	9 March 1921
Reclassified	CA-3, 17 July 1920
Stricken	9 March 1921
Identification	Hull symbol:ACR-3 Hull symbol:CA-3
Fate	Sold for scrap 20 December 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Armored cruiser
Displacement	9,215 long tons (9,363 t) (standard) 10,068 long tons (10,230 t) (full load)
Length	402 ft 7 in (122.71 m)oa 400 ft 6 in (122.07 m)pp
Beam	64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m) (mean)
Installed power	5 × double-ended boilers, 2 × single-ended boilers 4 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW) (design)
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) 21.91 knots (40.58 km/h; 25.21 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement	561 officers and enlisted
Armament	8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 × 2) 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber rapid fire (RF) guns 12 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder RF guns 4 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns 5 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) Deck: 6 in (152 mm) sloped sides, 3 in (76 mm) flat middle (amidships) 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) (forward & aft) Turrets: 5+1⁄2 in (140 mm) 3 in (76 mm) (hoists) Barbettes: 8–4 in (203–102 mm) Secondary sponsons: 4 in (102 mm) Conning Tower: 8+1⁄2 in (216 mm)
General characteristics (1914)
Armament	8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2) 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns
General characteristics (1917)
Armament	8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns