USS Salem (CL-3)

USS Salem (CS-3), undated
History
United States
NameSalem
NamesakeCity of Salem, Massachusetts
Ordered27 April 1904
Awarded17 May 1905
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy Point, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$1,566,000 (hull & machinery)
Laid down28 August 1905
Launched27 July 1907
Sponsored byMrs. Lorna Pinnock
Commissioned1 August 1908
Decommissioned16 August 1921
ReclassifiedCL-3, 17 July 1920
Stricken13 November 1929
Identification
FateSold for scrap, 11 February 1930
General characteristics (As built)
Class & typeChester-class Scout cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,750 long tons (3,810 t) (standard)
  • 4,687 long tons (4,762 t) (full load)
Length
  • 423 ft 1 in (128.96 m) oa
  • 420 ft (130 m) pp
Beam47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)
Draft16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) (mean)
Installed power
  • 12 × Fore River boilers
  • 19,578 ihp (14,599 kW)(produced on trials)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
  • 25.95 knots (48.06 km/h; 29.86 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement42 officers 326 enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 2 in (5.1 cm)
  • Deck: 1 in (25 mm) (over steering gear)
General characteristics (1917)
Propulsion2 × General Electric steam turbines
Armament
  • 4 × 5 in (130 mm)/51 caliber guns
  • 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber rapid-fire guns
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun
  • 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns
  • 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

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.