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in one of the first documented simulated attacks by submarines on capital ships, as many believed that submarines were too slow, dirty, and fragile to be effective weapons. The practice torpedo, which was fitted with collapsible warhead to avoid damage, actually punctured
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of the Train, Pacific Fleet, for the next year, she conducted only one lengthy cruise, to South America in March 1921. Operations off the west coast took up the remainder of her active duty career, and on 14 February 1922 she decommissioned and entered the
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s hull 9 feet below the waterline causing enough flooding to take on a 5 degree list. The exercise required the Navy to rethink torpedo and submarine defenses for ships large than armored cruisers.
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to San Francisco. Taking on men and supplies at the latter port, she got underway for the Atlantic. From May 1917 – January 1918, she patrolled the southeastern Atlantic off the coast of
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troopships east of the 37th meridian. By 20 November, she was attached to the Cruiser and Destroyer Force, and before mid-1919 had completed six round trips returning troops from
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American Steel Navy: A Photographic History of the U.S. Navy from the Introduction of the Steel Hull in 1883 to the Cruise of the Great White Fleet.
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coast to aid, if necessary, Americans endangered by political turmoil in
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on August 24, 1912. Maryland was performing maneuvers with both
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U.S. Armored Cruisers: A Design and Operational History.
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where she was briefly placed in reduced commission.
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4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns
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Detached from that duty, she entered the 658:She was laid down on 7 October 1901 by the 500:4 in (102 mm) (forward & aft) 1350:List of cruisers of the United States Navy 1215: 1201: 660:Newport News Drydock & ShipbuildingCo. 602:4 × 8 in/45 caliber Mark 6 BL rifles (2×2) 118:Newport News Drydock & ShipbuildingCo. 1391:World War I cruisers of the United States 858:crossed the Atlantic again, carrying the 309:24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean) 1103:This article incorporates text from the 592:General characteristics (Pre-1921 Refit) 548:General characteristics (Pre-1911 Refit) 497: in (38 mm) - 6 in (amidships) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 976: 974: 972: 970: 706:, and then readied for transfer to the 1386:Banana Wars ships of the United States 1363: 898:'s first full-length film, the comedy 686:In October 1905, following shakedown, 1376:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia 1196: 982:"Maryland II (Armored Cruiser No. 8)" 605:14 × 6 in/50 Mark 6 caliber BL rifles 556:8 × Modified Niclausse boilers, 12 × 59: 1078:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I 967: 608:10 × 3 in/50 caliber rapid-fire guns 850: 741:(September 1912); steaming off the 301:69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) 13: 931:"Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels" 681: 676: 229:General characteristics (as built) 16:Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser 14: 1402: 1120: 953:"Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels" 585:2 × 18 in submerged torpedo tubes 576:14 × 6 in/50 cal Mark 6 BL rifles 1096: 728:United States Secretary of State 579:18 × 3 in/50 cal rapid-fire guns 475:5 in (127 mm) (bottom) 224:Sold for scrap, 11 February 1930 61: 35: 1026: 894:was used for several scenes in 831:, and until the signing of the 996: 945: 923: 781: 704:Massachusetts Naval Militiamen 415:6 in (152 mm)/50 cal 1: 1112:. The entry can be found 1076:Taylor, Michael J.H. (1990). 911: 422:3 in (76 mm)/50 cal 1156:excerpt mentioning the movie 916: 558:Babcock & Wilcox boilers 386:80 officers 745 enlisted 64 321:Babcock & Wilcox boilers 7: 1371:Pennsylvania-class cruisers 1182:at Naval Historical Center 955:. US Navy. 1921. p. 50 815:---on 9 November 1916, was 431:(47 mm (1.9 in)) 369:(41 km/h; 25 mph) 10: 1407: 1137:at NavSource Naval History 883:. She was struck from the 726:(1912 and 1913); carrying 408:breech-loading rifles (BL) 401:8 in (203 mm)/40 259:(13,900 t) (standard) 18: 1345: 1319: 1233: 591: 547: 343:vertical triple expansion 288:502 ft (153 m) 228: 54: 34: 620:2 × 18 in torpedo tubes 541:9 in (229 mm) 49:, starboard view, 1919. 845:Philadelphia Navy Yard 788:United States Congress 664:Newport News, Virginia 573:Mark 6 BL rifles (2×2) 532: in (165 mm) 122:Newport News, Virginia 1186:12 April 2010 at the 1174:Elbridge Ayer Burbank 1168:19 April 2010 at the 1162:Mare Island Navy Yard 885:Naval Vessel Register 346:reciprocating engines 611:2 × 3 in/50 caliber 739:Emperor Meiji Tenno 737:for the funeral of 1141:hazegray.org: USS 1047:Friedman, Norman. 1004:"Cruiser Maryland" 671:Royal R. Ingersoll 644:United States Navy 613:anti-aircraft guns 190:CA-8, 17 July 1920 1358: 1357: 901:A Sailor-Made Man 626: 625: 214:Hull symbol: CA-8 182:, 9 November 1916 152:Sponsored by 147:12 September 1903 1398: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1194: 1193: 1100: 1099: 1091: 1061:Musicant, Ivan. 1020: 1019: 1017: 1015: 1000: 994: 993: 991: 989: 978: 965: 964: 962: 960: 949: 943: 942: 940: 938: 927: 851:Inter-war period 792:Imperial Germany 790:declared war on 743:Central American 531: 530: 526: 523: 496: 495: 491: 488: 450:18 inch (450 mm) 433:Driggs-Schroeder 417:Mark 6 BL rifles 329:(17,000 kW) 282:(153.59 m) 198:13 November 1929 171:14 February 1922 69: 66: 65: 64: 45:(ACR-8), ex-USS 39: 32: 31: 1406: 1405: 1401: 1400: 1399: 1397: 1396: 1395: 1361: 1360: 1359: 1354: 1341: 1315: 1229: 1227:-class cruisers 1221: 1188:Wayback Machine 1170:Wayback Machine 1123: 1097: 1094: 1088: 1033:Alden, John D. 1029: 1024: 1023: 1013: 1011: 1002: 1001: 997: 987: 985: 980: 979: 968: 958: 956: 951: 950: 946: 936: 934: 929: 928: 924: 919: 914: 860:US Olympic Team 853: 784: 720:Asiatic Station 684: 682:Pre-World War I 679: 677:Service history 653:armored cruiser 553:Installed power 528: 524: 521: 519: 493: 489: 486: 484: 424:rapid-fire guns 314:Installed power 244:armored cruiser 139:29 October 1901 67: 62: 60: 50: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1404: 1394: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1356: 1355: 1353: 1352: 1346: 1343: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1330: 1320: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1300: 1287: 1274: 1261: 1248: 1234: 1231: 1230: 1220: 1219: 1212: 1205: 1197: 1191: 1190: 1177: 1176:pencil sketch. 1158: 1150: 1138: 1122: 1121:External links 1119: 1093: 1092: 1086: 1073: 1059: 1045: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1021: 995: 966: 944: 921: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 852: 849: 829:North Atlantic 783: 780: 692:Atlantic Fleet 683: 680: 678: 675: 624: 623: 622: 621: 618: 615: 609: 606: 603: 598: 594: 593: 589: 588: 587: 586: 583: 580: 577: 574: 565: 561: 560: 554: 550: 549: 545: 544: 543: 542: 533: 510: 501: 498: 476: 473: 462: 458: 457: 456: 455: 446: 436: 425: 418: 411: 395: 391: 390: 384: 380: 379: 378: 377: 370: 361: 357: 356: 355: 354: 348: 337: 333: 332: 331: 330: 323: 315: 311: 310: 307: 303: 302: 299: 295: 294: 293: 292: 286: 270: 266: 265: 264: 263: 260: 251: 247: 246: 235: 234:Class and type 231: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 216: 215: 212: 204: 203:Identification 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 177: 173: 172: 169: 168:Decommissioned 165: 164: 161: 157: 156: 155:Miss F. 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USS Maryland
USS Frederick

Maryland
Frederick
Newport News Drydock & ShipbuildingCo.
Newport News, Virginia
Hull symbol
Pennsylvania-class
armored cruiser
long tons
ft
in
oa
pp
Babcock & Wilcox boilers
ihp
vertical triple expansion
reciprocating engines
screws
kn
Trials
Marines
8 in (203 mm)/40
caliber
breech-loading rifles (BL)
6 in (152 mm)/50 cal
3 in (76 mm)/50 cal
3-pounder
Driggs-Schroeder

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