Columbia 1894
Minneapolis 1894
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| C12, 7.1920- CA16 | Columbia, 11.1921- Old Columbia | 269 | Cramp, Philadelphia | 30.12.1890 | 26.7.1892 | 23.4.1894 | stricken 1.1922 |
| C13, 7.1920- CA17 | Minneapolis | 273 | Cramp, Philadelphia | 16.12.1891 | 12.8.1893 | 13.12.1894 | stricken 8.1921 |
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Displacement normal, t |
7375 |
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Displacement full, t |
8270 |
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Length, m |
125.9 |
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Breadth, m |
17.7 |
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Draught, m |
6.88 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
3 VTE, 8 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
21000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
21 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1670 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 19000(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
steel - deck: 64 with 102mm slopes, casemates: 102, CT: 127 |
|
Armament |
C12: 1 x 1 - 203/40 Mk III, 2 x 1 - 152/40 Mk III, 8 x 1 - 102/40 Mk III/IV/V/VI, 12 x 1 - 57/45-50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk I/II, 4 x 1 - 37/40 Driggs-Schroeder heavy Mk I, 4 - 360 TT (beam) C13: 1 x 1 - 203/40 Mk III, 2 x 1 - 152/40 Mk III, 8 x 1 - 102/40 Mk III/IV/V/VI, 12 x 1 - 57/45-50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk I/II, 4 x 1 - 37/40 Driggs-Schroeder heavy Mk I, 4 - 450 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
477 |
Project history: Columbia authorized under the Act of 30.6.1890, and Minneapolis under Act of 2.3.1891. Designed as commerce raiders, these ships differed much in appearance, Columbia having four funnels and Minneapolis two. They were very lightly gunned for their size. 203mm gun was in a shield on the quarterdeck and 2 152mm abreast forward, while 102mm were in main deck sponsons.
Ship protection: There was 64mm armoured deck with 102mm slopes amidships. 203mm gun was protected by shield, 152mm guns were on open mounts and 102mm guns were protected by 102mm armour. The CT had 127mm sides.
Modernizations: circa 1906 - 1907, both: - 1 x 1 - 203/40; + 1 x 1 - 152/40 Mk III
(1916-1918), Columbia: - 4 - 360 TT; + 4 x 1 - 102/40 Mk VI, 2 x 1 - 76/52 Mk X
(1916-1918), Minneapolis: - 4 - 450 TT; + 4 x 1 - 102/40 Mk VI, 2 x 1 - 76/52 Mk X
Naval service: Columbia was out of commission from May 1907 to June 1915 and Minneapolis from November 1906 to July 1917, presumably because of their high coal consumption, though they were good steamers, Columbia taking sis days 23 hours 49 minutes from Southampton to Sandy Hook in 1895, when the best trip was the Fürst Bismarck's six days ten hours 12 minutes.
Minneapolis 1904
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