USS Salem (CL-3)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Salem.
USS Salem (CS-3/CL-3), Scout Cruiser No. 3, was a Chester-class scout cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Salem, Massachusetts.[4]
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USS Salem (CS-3), undated | |
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United States | |
Name | Salem |
Namesake | City of Salem, Massachusetts |
Ordered | 27 April 1904 |
Awarded | 17 May 1905 |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy Point, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Cost | $1,566,000 (hull & machinery) |
Laid down | 28 August 1905 |
Launched | 27 July 1907 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Lorna Pinnock |
Commissioned | 1 August 1908 |
Decommissioned | 16 August 1921 |
Reclassified | CL-3, 17 July 1920 |
Stricken | 13 November 1929 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 February 1930 |
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Class and type | Chester-class Scout cruiser |
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Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
Draft | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) (mean) |
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Complement | 42 officers 326 enlisted |
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General characteristics (1917)[2][3] | |
Propulsion | 2 × General Electric steam turbines |
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Salem was laid down on 28 August 1905, by the Fore River Shipyard; launched on 27 July 1907, sponsored by Mrs. Lorna Pinnock; and commissioned on 1 August 1908.[5]