The fourth USS Philadelphia (C-4) was the sixth protected cruiser of the United States Navy. Although designed by the Navy Department, her hull was similar to the preceding British-designed Baltimore, but Philadelphia had a uniform main armament of twelve 6-inch guns.
Protected steel cruiser USS Philadelphia
USS Philadelphia at sea
Painting of the ship c. 1893
Albert Smith Barker was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
Albert Smith Barker in 1900
Barker as Rear Admiral, no later than 1901