USS Montgomery (C- 9) . She was named for Montgomery, Alabama. During the Spanish- American War, she cruised near Cuba and Haiti in April 1. May joined the blockade of Havana. She took two prizes, Lorenzo and Frasquito, 5 May, and shelled the Spanish forts a week later. On 1. 3 June a 2. Kruppgun at the Santa Clara Battery fired on Montgomery, at a range of 9. Recommissioned 1. May 1. 90. 2, she was assigned to the Caribbean Division, North Atlantic Squadron, and operated in the West Indies until decommissioning at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1. September 1. 90. 4. From 1. 91. 4 to 1. Maryland Naval Militia. Renamed Anniston 1. March 1. 91. 8, she was assigned to Division 2, American Patrol Detachment, for patrol and escort duty along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Montgomery-class cruiser. USS Montgomery (C-9) Class overview; Name: Montgomery-class unprotected cruiser: Builders: Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock, Baltimore.NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive USS MONTGOMERY - ANNISTON (C 9) CLASS - MONTGOMERY Displacement 2,090 Tons, Dimensions, 269' (oa) x 37' x 16' 8' (Max). Oceny, recenzje, obsada, dyskusje wiadomo
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