USS Monterey (BM-6)
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The second USS Monterey was the sole Monterey-class monitor. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 20 December 1889, she was launched 28 April 1891, sponsored by Miss Kate C. Gunn.
The USS Monterey at Mare Island Navy Yard.
The USS Monterey at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, circa 1896. The USS Camanche is visible in the background.
12-inch/35-caliber gun
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The 12"/35 caliber gun were used for the primary batteries of the United States Navy's "New Navy" monitors Puritan and Monterey and the battleships Texas and Iowa.
USS Monterey (BM-6)
…characteristics Displacement 4,084 tons Length 260 ft 11 in (79.53 m) Beam 59 ft (18 m) Draft 14 ft (4.3 m) Speed 13.6 knots Complement 210 Armament 2 × 12 in 2 × 10 in 6 × 6-pdrs The second USS Monterey was the sole Monterey-class monitor. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 20 December…
USS Iowa – Crewmen pose by the ship's forward 12"/35 gun turret, 1898. The left-hand gun burst 9 April 1903, killing three crew men.