USS Salem (CL-3)
USS Salem (CS-3), undated | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Salem |
| Namesake | City of Salem, Massachusetts |
| Ordered | 27 April 1904 |
| Awarded | 17 May 1905 |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy Point, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Cost | $1,566,000 (hull & machinery) |
| Laid down | 28 August 1905 |
| Launched | 27 July 1907 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Lorna Pinnock |
| Commissioned | 1 August 1908 |
| Decommissioned | 16 August 1921 |
| Reclassified | CL-3, 17 July 1920 |
| Stricken | 13 November 1929 |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 February 1930 |
| General characteristics (As built) | |
| Class & type | Chester-class Scout cruiser |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) (mean) |
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| Complement | 42 officers 326 enlisted |
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| General characteristics (1917) | |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Electric steam turbines |
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USS Salem (CS-3/CL-3), Scout Cruiser No. 3, was a Chester-class scout cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Salem, Massachusetts.
Salem was laid down on 28 August 1905, by the Fore River Shipyard; launched on 27 July 1907, sponsored by Mrs. Lorna Pinnock; and commissioned on 1 August 1908.