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The Christening of the Atlanta
It seems that the customary ceremony of breaking a bottle of champagne over the rail in christening a new vessel when launched was not followed in the case of the United States cruiser Atlanta, which was launched on Thursday on the Delaware river. This failure has been ascribed in some reports to Jessie Lincoln, the eight year old daughter of Secretary Robert Todd Lincoln, who is said to have become so charmed with the bottle of wine, decorated with gay ribbons, placed in her hand for the baptism, that she clung to it and carried it off as a trophy. While an eight-year old child would be likely to exhibit the feeling described, the incident did not occur. It appears that after giving his little daughter permission to break the bottle of wine over the vessel's bow, Secretary Lincoln, who intended witnessing the launch from shore, or from a neighboring vessel on account of the better view, became a little nervous that his daughter should be on the ship without him. It was then decided that they should both take a position on one of the naval vessels very near the Atlanta and as the new cruiser slid gracefully into the water, the little girl raised her right hand and said: "I christen her Atlanta." It was at Mr. Roach's request that she christened the Atlanta, and when the program was changed he presented her with the unbroken bottle as a memento of the occasion. It was the first instance of prohibition in the Navy.
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Image and text provided by South Dakota State Historical Society – State Archives.
Photo from Press and Daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 16 October 1884, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Undated Photo, Shown here is a good detail image of her
masts and rigging, she could carry 10,400 sq ft. of canvas. |
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Undated, Excellent image showing details of his ship, Note
firing of salute from both port and starboard 3" guns. Crew has manned
the spars. |
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Undated stereoview of Atlanta's after gun mount. It appears
that she is currently in drydock. |
Tommy Trampp |
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The protected cruiser USS Atlanta with crewmen manning the yards
in honor of Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii in Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 1887.
A full rig was considered essential in the early days of the New Navy.
USN photo
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The Squadron of Evolution, Commanded by Rear Admiral John G. Walker
- At anchor in an East Coast port, 1889. Squadron flagship USS
Chicago is in the left foreground. Astern of her are (from left
to right): gunboat USS
Yorktown (PG 1), cruiser USS
Boston and cruiser USS Atlanta. Photographed by E.H. Hart, New
York.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 61550.
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The Squadron of Evolution at sea under sail, circa 1889 - Photographed
from the bridge of USS Chicago,
the Squadron flagship. USS Boston
and USS Atlanta are next astern, with USS
Yorktown (PG 1) bringing up the rear. Note the brig rigs carried
by Boston and Atlanta. Courtesy of Doctor Henry P. Walker, 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 84527..
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THE UNDER PARTS OF A WARSHIP.
Difficult to Protect Since Advent of Sub-Marine Boats, Atlanta Being Refitted With Up-to-Date Body for Active Service "Self-Plugging" Lining.
This picture shows the under-water body of the United States cruiser which is now being repaired at the Brooklyn navy yard, in order that she may take her place once more among the active ships of the American navy. It shows the ship as she would look in action with the guns of a Spanish or German fleet pounding her above water, and shows the part of the vessel which the hostile vessels would try to reach with their torpedoes or submarine boats, if they had any.... |
Image and text provided by Boston Public Library.
Photo from Worcester Morning Daily Spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 19 December 1897, Image 13, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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USS Boston, left and
USS Atlanta tied up together, probably at the New York Navy Yard,
circa the late 1880s or early 1890s. Note that their yards have been
cocked to avoid striking each other.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 69173.
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Broadside view with other vessels alongside, including what appears to be a paddle wheel vesel immeadiatley behind her.
National Archives Image # (Local Identifier
19-NC-6818A)
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Nice port side image showing her mast and
rigging and also the placement of her guns. the 8 inchers were fore and
aft on the centerline note they are protected by a square 2" shield. Her
6" guns were hull mounted 3 to a side. |
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On the left, front to back; Protected Cruiser USS Atlanta, Auxiliary Cruiser USS Yosemite, USS Baltimore (Cruiser No.3). Center are tugs Chickasaw, USS Nina and the stern of USS Narkeeta (Harbor Tug No.3). On the right Auxiliary Cruiser USS Prairie and behind Prairie is USS Kentucky (Battleship No.6) at New York Navy Yard, circa 1900.
US National Archives, Detroit Photographic Co. LC-DIG-det-4a14974a item 2016795177. |
Michael Mohl |
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USS Atlanta, in the white and spar color paint scheme common
to Navy ships of that time, enters Havana Harbor, 7 February 1903; Morro
Castle looms in the background.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Photo # NH 83701.
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CRUISER ATLANTA ORDERED TO LEAVE THE GULF OF DAR1EN BY COLOMBIA COMMANDER |
Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation
Photo from The Evening World. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 17 December 1903, Night Edition, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank |
Class |
Final Rank |
Dates |
| Bunce, Francis Marion, CAPT |
1857 |
RADM |
07/19/1886 - 12/01/1888 |
| Howell, John Adams, CAPT |
1858 |
RADM |
12/01/1888 - 12/22/1890 |
| Philip, John Woodward, CAPT |
1861 |
RDML |
12/22/1890 - 12/09/1891 |
| Higginson, Francis John, CAPT |
1862 |
ADM |
12/09/1891 - 07/18/1893 |
| Decommissioned |
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|
07/18/1893 - 04/021894 |
| Taussig Edward David, LCDR |
1867 |
RADM |
04/02/1894 - 07/18/1894 |
| Bartlett, John Russell, CAPT |
1863 |
RADM |
07/18/1894 - 12/22/1894 |
| Cromwell, Bartlett Jefferson, CAPT |
1861 |
RADM |
12/22/1894 - 09/1895 |
| Decommissioned |
|
|
09/1895 - 09/15/1900 |
| Pendleton, Edwin Conway, CDR |
1867 |
RADM |
09/15/1900 - 08/29/1902 |
| Turner, William Henry, CDR |
1869 |
|
08/29/1902 - 04/29/1904 |
| Qualtrough, Edward Francis, CDR |
1871 |
RDML |
04/29/1904 - 01/12/1905 |
| Halsey, William Frederick, CDR |
1872 |
CAPT |
05/08/1905 - 09/11/1905 |
| Gillis, Irvin Van Gorder, LT |
1894 |
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09/11/1905 - 06/12/1907 |
| Richardson, Louis Clark, LT |
1897 |
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06/12/1907 - 10/16/1909 |
| Hayward, James Waldemar, LT |
1904 |
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10/16/1909 - 11/09/1909 |
| Freeman, Frederick Newton, LCDR |
1895 |
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11/09/1909 - 05/01/1911 |
| Walker, Hugh McLean, LT |
1903 |
LCDR |
05/01/1911 - 06/07/1911 |
| Blakely, Charles Adams, LT |
1903 |
VADM |
06/07/1911 - 03/23/1912 |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves & Dave Wright - Photos courtesy of Bill
Gonyo)
