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USS Charleston, a 3730-ton protected cruiser, was built at San Francisco, California. Commissioned in December 1889, her first three years' service were spent in the Pacific. An Atlantic tour followed, after which Charleston returned to the Pacific in mid-1894 and spent the remainder of her career there.
During the Spanish-American War, she convoyed troop transports to the Philippines, capturing the island of Guam while en route, and took part in final operations against Manila. While operating north of Luzon on 2 November 1899, USS Charleston was wrecked on an uncharted reef.
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Photo #: NH 61939 USS Charleston (C-2) Off Hong Kong in 1898, wearing grey "war paint". U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 59,860 bytes; 740 x 535 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55084 USS Charleston (C-2) At Manila, Philippines, in 1898. She had convoyed the first U.S. troops to Manila in May-June of that year, capturing Guam while en route. Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 39,221 bytes; 590 x 590 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 353 USS Charleston (C-2) Halftone photograph of Charleston at the entrance to the harbor of Agana, Guam, 20-21 June 1898, when she captured the island from the Spanish. Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC), 1933. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 79,289 bytes; 740 x 545 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 42516 USS Monterey (BM-6) (center) and USS Charleston (C-2) (right) In Manila Bay, circa 1898-1899. Courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 48,383 bytes; 740 x 560 pixels |
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The following photographs were taken on board USS Charleston:
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Photo #: NH 52451 USS Charleston (C-2) Men running an obstacle race, during Thanksgiving Day celebrations on board Charleston at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1893. Courtesy of Captain Henry F. Picking, 24 December 1893. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 52452 USS Charleston (C-2) Three-legged race on board Charleston during Thanksgiving Day celebrations at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1893. Participants include British and German sailors. The onlookers appear to be of mixed nationalities, as well. Courtesy of Captain Henry F. Picking, 24 December 1893. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55562 USS Charleston (C-2) Halftone photograph, from a contemporary publication, showing Brigadier General Thomas B. Anderson, U.S. Army, and his staff visiting the cruiser at Honolulu, 2 June 1898. Anderson was in command of the first expedition of troops sent to the Philippines, convoyed by Charleston from Honolulu to Manila. He was a son of Major General Robert Anderson, who had commanded Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. Note breech of 6-inch gun and carved wooden entryway sideboard at left, and boat stowage overhead. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 78,940 bytes; 740 x 595 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 54146 USS Charleston (C-2) Halftone photograph of a group of the ship's officers, taken in May-June 1898 while in passage from Honolulu to Guam. Those present include: Seated at right, left to right: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George R. Slocum Assistant Engineer James B. Henry, jr. Standing, left to right: Ensign William A. Moffett Assistant Engineer Charles L. Leiper Paymaster James S. Phillips Surgeon Henry T. Percy Pay Clerk Phillips (or Middleton?) Assistant Engineer Albert W. Marshall Lieutenant Commander Gottfried Blocklinger Passed Assistant Engineer Josiah S. McKean Passed Assistant Surgeon Ammen Farenholt Ensign Waldo Evans Second Lieutenant John T. Myers, USMC U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 70,084 bytes; 740 x 625 pixels |
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