USS Tennessee (ACR-10)

	USS Tennessee (ACR-10), at anchor c. 1907
History
United States
Name	Tennessee (1903–1916); Memphis (1916);
Namesake	State of Tennessee; City of Memphis, Tennessee;
Ordered	1 July 1902
Awarded	9 February 1903
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost	$4,035,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Yard number	322
Laid down	20 June 1903
Launched	3 December 1904
Sponsored by	Miss Annie K. Frazier
Commissioned	17 July 1906
Renamed	Memphis, 25 May 1916
Stricken	17 December 1917
Identification	Hull symbol: ACR-10
Fate	Wrecked, 29 August 1916; Sold for scrap, 17 January 1922;
General characteristics
Class & type	Tennessee-class armored cruiser
Displacement	14,500 long tons (14,733 t) (standard); 15,712 long tons (15,964 t) (full load);
Length	504 ft 5 in (153.75 m) oa; 502 ft (153 m) pp;
Beam	72 ft 10+1⁄2 in (22.212 m)
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m) (mean)
Installed power	16 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 23,000 ihp (17,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph); 22.16 knots (41.04 km/h; 25.50 mph) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	83 officers, 804 enlisted, 64 marines
Armament	4 × 10 in (250 mm)/40 caliber Mark 3 breech-loading rifles (2x2); 16 × 6 in (150 mm)/50 caliber Mark 8 breech-loading rifles (16x1); 22 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber rapid-fire guns (22x1); 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns; 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 5 in (13 cm); Deck: 1+1⁄2–4 in (38–102 mm) (amidships); 3 in (76 mm) (forward & aft); Barbettes: 4–7 in (100–180 mm); Turrets: 5–9 in (130–230 mm); Conning Tower: 9 in (230 mm);

The second USS Tennessee (ACR-10), also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 10", and later renamed Memphis, was a United States Navy armored cruiser, the lead ship of her class.

History
USS Tennessee (ACR-10), at anchor c. 1907
United States
Name	Tennessee (1903–1916) Memphis (1916)
Namesake	State of Tennessee City of Memphis, Tennessee
Ordered	1 July 1902
Awarded	9 February 1903
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost	$4,035,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Yard number	322
Laid down	20 June 1903
Launched	3 December 1904
Sponsored by	Miss Annie K. Frazier
Commissioned	17 July 1906
Renamed	Memphis, 25 May 1916
Stricken	17 December 1917
Identification	Hull symbol: ACR-10
Fate	Wrecked, 29 August 1916 Sold for scrap, 17 January 1922
General characteristics
Class & type	Tennessee-class armored cruiser
Displacement	14,500 long tons (14,733 t) (standard) 15,712 long tons (15,964 t) (full load)
Length	504 ft 5 in (153.75 m) oa 502 ft (153 m) pp
Beam	72 ft 10+1⁄2 in (22.212 m)
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m) (mean)
Installed power	16 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 23,000 ihp (17,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 22.16 knots (41.04 km/h; 25.50 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement	83 officers, 804 enlisted, 64 marines
Armament	4 × 10 in (250 mm)/40 caliber Mark 3 breech-loading rifles (2x2) 16 × 6 in (150 mm)/50 caliber Mark 8 breech-loading rifles (16x1) 22 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber rapid-fire guns (22x1) 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 5 in (13 cm) Deck: 1+1⁄2–4 in (38–102 mm) (amidships) 3 in (76 mm) (forward & aft) Barbettes: 4–7 in (100–180 mm) Turrets: 5–9 in (130–230 mm) Conning Tower: 9 in (230 mm)