USS Tacoma (CL-20)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Tacoma.
USS Tacoma (C-18/PG-32/CL-20) was a Denver-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named after the city of Tacoma, Washington.
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USS Tacoma (C-18), port side, underway, date unknown. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Tacoma |
Namesake | City of Tacoma, Washington |
Ordered | 3 March 1899 |
Awarded | 14 December 1899 |
Builder | Union Iron Works, Mare Island, California |
Cost | $1,041,900 (contract price of hull and machinery) |
Laid down | 27 September 1900 |
Launched | 2 June 1903 |
Sponsored by | Miss Julia M. Harris |
Commissioned | 30 January 1904 |
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Stricken | 7 February 1924 |
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Fate | Ran aground at Blanquilla Reef, Vera Cruz, 16 January 1924 |
General characteristics (as built)[1][2] | |
Class and type | Denver-class protected cruiser |
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Length | |
Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean) |
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Sail plan | Schooner |
Speed | |
Complement | 30 officers 261 enlisted men |
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General characteristics (1921)[2][3] | |
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