USS New Orleans was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class.
USS New Orleans photographed during the Spanish–American War, 1898.
Painting by Manuel Jordan showing the USS New Orleans (on the right) burning the beached Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez (on the left) near the coast of Puerto Rico.
6-inch gun on USS New Orleans
New Orleans-class cruiser (1896)
The New Orleans class of protected cruisers of the United States Navy consisted of two ships which were building for the Brazilian Navy at Elswick, near Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, by Armstrong Whitworth. The Brazilian Navy had ordered four Elswick cruisers, but had already sold the first ship during construction to Chile as Ministro Zenteno. One ship was delivered to Brazil, named Almirante Barroso. The third ship was fitting out as Amazonas, and the fourth was on order as Almirante Abreu.
USS New Orleans circa 1898