1890-98 Spanish American War

Additions:

Ship

Class

Tonnage

Speed
(knots)

Armor
(D=deck,
T= turrets, B=belt)

Armament
(TT=torpedo tubes, AA=anti-aircraft)

Minneapolis

Raiding cruiser

7475

23.5

4”D/3”T

1-8”, 2-6”, 8-4”

Bancroft

Training ship

840

14.3

None

4-4”

Indiana

Battleship

10,288

15.6

3”D/17”T/18”B

4-13”, 8-8”, 4-6”

Massachusetts

Battleship

10,288

16

3”D/17”T/18”B

4-13”, 8-8”, 4-6”

Katahdin

Ram

2155

13

6”D and sides

None

Castine

Gunboat

1200

16

None

8-4”

Machias

Gunboat

1200

16

None

8-4”

Ericsson

Torpedo boat

23

3 TT

Brooklyn

Armored cruiser

9215

20

6”D/8”T/3”B

8-8”, 12-5”

Iowa

Battleship

11,410

16.5

3”D/14”T/14”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 6-4”

Nashville

Gunboat

1371

14

4”D/3”T

8-4”

Helena

Gunboat

1392

13

2½”D/2½”T

8-4”

Wilmington

Gunboat

1392

13

2½”D/2½”T

8-4”

Marietta

Gunboat

1200

12

None

6-4”

Wheeling

Gunboat

1200

12

None

6-4”

Annapolis

Gunboat

1000

12

None

6-4”

Newport

Gunboat

1000

12

None

6-4”

Princeton

Gunboat

1000

12

None

6-4”

Vicksburg

Gunboat

1000

12

None

6-4”

Porter

Torpedo boat

185

27.5

3 TT

Dupont

Torpedo boat

185

27.5

3 TT

Rowan

Torpedo boat

185

27.5

3 TT

Foote

Torpedo boat

142

24.5

3 TT

Rodgers

Torpedo boat

142

24.5

3 TT

Winslow

Torpedo boat

142

24.5

3 TT

Dahlgren

Torpedo boat

146

30.5

2 TT

T.A.M. Craven

Torpedo boat

146

30.5

2 TT

Davis

Torpedo boat

132

22.5

3 TT

Fox

Torpedo boat

132

22.5

3TT

Morris

Torpedo boat

105

24

3 TT

Gwin

Torpedo boat

46

20.5

2 TT

Talbot

Torpedo boat

46

20.5

2 TT

Mackenzie

Torpedo boat

65

19.5

2 TT

McKee

Torpedo boat

65

19.5

2TT

Stiletto

Torpedo boat

31

18.2

2 TT

Somers*

Torpedo boat

100

18

2 TT

Manly**

Torpedo boat

94

16

2 TT

New Orleans***

Protected cruiser

3450

21

3½”D/4½”T

6-6”, 4-4.7”

Albany****

Protected cruiser

3450

21

3½”D/4½”T

6-6”, 4-4.7”

All these ships were completed at outbreak of the war.
*Somers purchased from England, Manly from Germany. New Orleans and Albany from Brazil.

Work in Progress on:

Kearsarge*

Battleship

11,500

16.5

2½”D/15-17”T/
16½”B

4-13”, 4-8”, 14-5”

Kentucky*

Battleship

11,500

16.5

2½”D/15-17”T/
16½”B

4-13”, 4-8”, 14-5”

Alabama*

Battleship

11,552

17.4

4”D/14”T/16½B

4-13”, 14-6”

Illinois*

Battleship

11,552

16.2

4”D/14”T/16½B

4-13”, 14-6”

Wisconsin*

Battleship

11,552

17

4”D/14”T/16½B

4-13”, 14-6”

Topeka**

Gunboat

1880

14

6-4”

*Completed 1900.
**Purchased from Brazil.

Merchant Ships Armed as Auxiliaries:

Ship

Class

Tonnage

Speed
(knots)

Armor
(D=deck,
T= turrets, B=belt)

Armament
(TT=torpedo tubes, AA=anti-aircraft)

Small Liners

Buffalo

6888

14.5

2-5”, 4-4”

Badger

4784

16

6-5”

Dixie

6114

16

10-6”

Panther

4260

13

6-5”, 2-4”

Prairie

6872

14.5

10-6”

Yankee

6888

14.5

10-5”

Yosemite

6179

16

10-6”

All retained in the service for many years after the war, except Badger and Panther.

Large Liners

Harvard

11,550

20.7

12-5.5”

Yale

11,550

20.6

12-5.5”

St. Louis

11,629

22

8-5.5”

St. Paul

11,629

22.5

8-5.5”

Returned to private ownership after the war.

Yachts

Mayflower

2690

16.8

2-5”

Dorothea

594

15

10 pompoms

Eagle

492

15.5

4 pompoms

Frolic

556

11

4 pompoms

Gloucester

786

17

8 pompoms

Hawk

545

14.5

2 pompoms

Hornet

494

18

7 pompoms

Hist

494

14.5

5 pompoms

Oneida

273

13

4 pompoms

Peoria

625

8.5

7 pompoms

Restless

104

16.7

1 pompom

Scorpion

850

17

4-5”, 6 pompoms

Siren

315

13

4 pompoms

Stranger

546

14

5 pompoms

Vixen

800

16

5 pompoms

Viking

271

4 pompoms

Wasp

750

15

4 pompoms

Yankton

879

14

1-4”, 6 pompoms

Most of the larger yachts were retained after the war foir gunboat duty; Mayflower became presidential yacht.

Revenue Cutters (each armed with a few small guns):

Algonquin, Calument, Corwin, Grant, Gresham, Hamilton, Hudson, Morrill, McCulloch, McLane, Manning, Perry, Rush, Windom, Woodbury,

Returned to Revenue Service after the war.

Tugs (armed with a few small guns):

Accomac, Active, Baltimore. Choctaw, Hercules, Iroquis, Leyden, Modoc, Massasoit, Nazincot, Osceola, Pawnee, Potomac, Powhatan, Pontiac, Piscataqua, Seminole, Souix, Tecumseh, Tacoma, Uncas, Vigilant, Wampatuck

Mostly all disarmed and used for tug service after the war.

Captured Spanish Ships Taken into Service:

Reina Mercedes

Protected cruiser

3090

6-6.2”, 2-2.7”

Don Juan de Austria

Gunboat

1152

4-5”

Isla de Cuba

Gunboat

1040

4-4”

Isla de Luzon

Gunboat

1040

4-4”

Small Gunboats Take in the Philippines*

Albay, Alvarado, Arayat, Basco, Barcoleo, Belusan, Callao, El Cano, Calamiaves, Guardoque, Leyte, Manileno, Mariveles, Mindoro, Marques del Duero**, Paragua, Pampanga, Panay, Quiros, Samar, Sandoval, Undaneta, General Alava, Villalobos

*Mostly under 400 tons, mostly armed with two, three or four rapid-fire guns.
**1-6.3”, 2-4.7”

1898-1905

Additions:

Ship

Class

Tonnage

Speed
(knots)

Armor
(D=deck,
T= turrets, B=belt)

Armament
(TT=torpedo tubes, AA=anti-aircraft)

Maine

Battleship

12,500

18.3

2½”D/12”T/11”B

4-12”, 16-6”

Missouri

Battleship

12,500

17.8

2½”D/12”T/11”B

4-12”, 16-6”

Ohio

Battleship

12,500

16.2

2½”D/12”T/11”B

4-12”, 16-6”

Arkansas¹

Monitor

3255

12

1½”D/11”T/11”B

2-12”, 4-4”

Nevada¹

Monitor

3255

12

1½”D/11”T/11”B

2-12”, 4-4”

Florida¹

Monitor

3255

12

1½”D/11”T/11”B

2-12”, 4-4”

Wyoming¹

Monitor

3255

12

1½”D/11”T/11”B

2-12”, 4-4”

All completed 1903 except for Maine (1902) and Ohio (1904).

Holland

Submarine

8

1 TT

Farragut

Destroyer

273

31.7

2 TT, 6 pompoms

Lawrence

Destroyer

400

30

2 TT, 8 pompoms

McDonaugh

Destroyer

400

30

2 TT, 8 pompoms

All completed 1899 except for Farragut (1898).

Truxton

Destroyer

435

30

2 TT, 2-14#

Whipple

Destroyer

435

30

2 TT, 2-14#

Worden

Destroyer

435

30

2 TT, 2-14#

Completed 1900.

Bainbridge

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Barry

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Chauncey

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Dale

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Decatur

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Paul Jones

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Perry

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Preble

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Stewart

Destroyer

420

29

2 TT, 2-14#

All completed between 1900 and 1902.

Hopkins

Destroyer

408

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Hull

Destroyer

408

29

2 TT, 2-14#

Bailey

Destroyer

235

30

2 TT

Bailey completed in 1899, Hopkins and Hull in 1900.

Stringham

Destroyer

340

29

2 TT, 4 pompoms

Goldsborough

Destroyer

340

29

2 TT, 4 pompoms

Completed in 1899, but failed acceptance; regained and accepted 1904.

Chattanooga

Cruiser (2^nd)

3100

16.6

2”D

10-5”

Cleveland

Cruiser (2^nd)

3100

16.4

2”D

10-5”

Denver

Cruiser (2^nd)

3100

16.7

2”D

10-5”

Des Moines

Cruiser (2^nd)

3100

16.7

2”D

10-5”

Galveston

Cruiser (2^nd)

3100

16.4

2”D

10-5”

Tacoma

Cruiser (2^nd)

3100

16.6

2”D

10-5”

Second class cruisers all completed in 1904.

Adder

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Shark

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Grampus

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Porpoise

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Moccasin

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Pike

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Plunger

Submarine

120

9

1 TT

Submarines all completed between 1901 and 1903.

West Virginia²

Armored cruiser

13,400

22.1

4”D/6”T/6”B

4-8”, 14-6”

Colorado²

Armored cruiser

13,400

22.2

4”D/6”T/6”B

4-8”, 14-6”

Pennsylvania²

Armored cruiser

13,400

22.4

4”D/6”T/6”B

4-8”, 14-6”

Maryland²

Armored cruiser

13,400

22.4

4”D/6”T/6”B

4-8”, 14-6”

California²

Armored cruiser

13,400

22.2

4”D/6”T/6”B

4-8”, 14-6”

South Dakota²

Armored cruiser

13,400

22.1

4”D/6”T/6”B

4-8”, 14-6”

Completed between 1905 and 1907.

Virginia

Battleship

16,094

19

3”D/8-12”T/11”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-6”

New jersey

Battleship

16,094

19

3”D/8-12”T/11”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-6”

Georgia

Battleship

16,094

19

3”D/8-12”T/11”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-6”

Nebraska

Battleship

16,094

19

3”D/8-12”T/11”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-6”

Rhode Island

Battleship

16,094

19

3”D/8-12”T/11”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-6”

Washington²

Armored cruiser

14,500

22

5”D/5-9”T/3-5”B

4-10”, 16-6”

Tennessee²

Armored cruiser

14,500

22

5”D/5-9”T/3-5”B

4-10”, 16-6”

North Carolina³

Armored cruiser

14,500

22

5”D/5-9”T/3-5”B

4-10”, 16-6”

Montana³

Armored cruiser

14,500

22

5”D/5-9”T/3-5”B

4-10”, 16-6”

All completed in 1906.

Charleston

Protected cruiser

9700

19

3”D/4”T⁴/4”B

14-6”

Milwaukee

Protected cruiser

9700

19

3”D/4”T⁴/4”B

14-6”

St. Louis

Protected cruiser

9700

19

3”D/4”T⁴/4”B

14-6”

Completed between 1905 and 1906.

Idaho

Battleship

13,000

17

3”D/8-12”T/7-9”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 6-7”

Mississippi

Battleship

13,000

17

3”D/8-12”T/7-9”B

4-12”, 8-8”, 6-7”

Completed in 1907.

Louisiana

Battleship

16,000

18

3”D/8-10”T, 11’B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-7”

Connecticut

Battleship

16,000

18

3”D/8-10”T, 11’B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-7”

Kansas

Battleship

16,000

18

3”D/8-10”T, 11’B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-7”

Vermont

Battleship

16,000

18

3”D/8-10”T, 11’B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-7”

Minnesota

Battleship

16,000

18

3”D/8-10”T, 11’B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-7”

New Hampshire

Battleship

16,000

18

3”D/8-10”T, 11’B

4-12”, 8-8”, 12-7”

Completed between 1906 and 1907.

Dubuque

Gunboat

1035

12.5

6-4”

Paducah

Gunboat

1035

12.5

6-4”

¹In 1909, renamed: Arkansas to Ozark, Nevada to Tonopah, Florida to Tallahassee, and Wyoming to Cheyenne.
²In 1916, renamed: W. Virginia to Huntington, Colorado to Pueblo, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh, Maryland to Frederick, California to San Diego, South Dakota to Huron, Washington to Seattle, and Tennessee to Memphis.
³In 1919, renamed: North Carolina to Charlotte and Montana to Missoula. 
⁴Armor on batteries, not turrets.

Losses:

Ship

Tonnage

Notes

Yosemite

Foundered off Guam in 1901.

Charleston

Wrecked in 1900.

Albay

Sold out of service.

Basco

Sold out of service.

Guardoqui

Sold out of service.

Manileno

Sold out of service.

Mindanao

Sold out of service.

Urdaneta

Sold out of service.