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M-1 USS PURITAN

Radio Call Sign: November - Quebec - Sierra

CLASS - PURITAN As Built. Displacement 6,060 Tons, Dimensions, 296 x 60 x 18 feet/90.3 x 18.33 x 5.49 meters, Armament 2 dual ""12/40"", 6 single "4/40, 6 six-pound, Armor, 6-14" Belt, 14" barbettes, 8" Turrets, 10 " Conning Tower. Machinery, HC engines, 8 boilers, 2 shafts, 3,700 hp, Speed, 12 Knots, Crew 200 (270 wartime).

Operational and Building Data: Built by John Roach & Son, Chester, PA. Laid down 1875, suspended 1876, redesigned and construction resumed 1882, launched 6 December 1882, transferred to New York Navy Yard for completion, commissioned 10 December 1896. Operated around Cuba during the Spanish-American War, in blockade and bombardment duties. Served as a training ship at the Naval Academy 1899-1902. Decommissioned to reserve 16 April 1903; recommissioned 3 June 1903 as a receiving ship at Philadelphia. Loaned to the Washington DC Naval Militia from 1904 to 14 September 1909. Decommissioned to reserve 23 April 1910. Reclassified IX-6 on July 21, 1921 and used as Radio Controlled Target Ship.

Fate: Served as a target ship, designated Target B 1910-1917. Stricken for disposal 27 February 1918; sold for scrapping 22 January 1922.

Click On Image For Full Size	Size	Image Description	Source
puritan104	892k	Plans for the Puritan (BM-1) The monitor *Puritan* as originally designed, from drawings in the 1887 Navy Department *Annual Report* to Congress. Note her similarity to Civil War *Monitors*, except for cabin structures built atop her two turrets, The forward structure carries her chart room, with her pilot house atop it. The deck view shows internal details of these structures and also the massive armored ventilator abaft her funnel. her smoke pipe was also to have been armored. The rectangular structures in her main deck were all companionways. At this stage her main battery had been fixed to four 10-inch breech-loading rifles. The objects at the ends of her flying bridges are running lights. The fighting top carried a 37mm revolving cannon.	National Archives Identifier: 120546996 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov Insert photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
	506k	"This armor plate made at the works of John Roach & Son New York and Chester, Pa. As a specimen of the plating to be used on iron clad Puritan (BM-1), now constructing at Chester, Pa., Wt.19,700 lbs. 10 feet long 3 feet 8 in wide 12 3/4 in thick."	Photo by Centennial Photographic Co., courtesy of phillyhistory.org
puritan105	2.37k	Puritan (BM-1) Longitudinal Elevation, 15 October 1889.	National Archives Identifier: 167818463 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	939k	*The New Monitor Puritan* (BM-1)** Largest Ship in the Navy Is Soon to Be Commissioned.	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of The Evening Times. (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 11 November 1896, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.74k	Puritan (BM-1) under construction at Brooklyn Navy Yard. A PDF on her commissioning can be seen here.	Photo by Edward H. Hart, # det 4a14670 by The Detroit Publishing Company, now in the archives of the Library of Congress, (LOC) as LC-D4-20893. PDF courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 11 December 1896, Image 10, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. LC-DIG-det-4a14670 courtesy of loc.gov.
	NR	THE GIANT OF THE SEAS The New Monitor Puritan (BM-1), a Perfect Fighting Machine THE MOST POWERFUL COAST DEFENSE WARSHIP THE WORLD OVER	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.] 1893-1900, 27 December 1896, Image 16, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.11k	A GREAT WORK ENDED UNCLE SAM'S BIG BROOKLYN DRYDOCK READY FOR BUSINESS THE PURITAN (BM-1) IN THE DRYDOCK	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 21 March 1897, Image 30, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE MONITORS OF TODAY. ESSENTIALLY AN AMERICAN TYPE OF WAR-VESSEL.	Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 29 August 1897, Image 30, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	SIGHTING THE RAPID-FIRE GUNS ON BOARD THE PURITAN* (BM-1).* A PDF on her history can be seen here.	Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 31 October 1897, Image 30, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	532k	The monitor Puritan (BM-1) amidst a fleet of ships for company, circa 1898.	Photo by B.L. Singley, courtesy of Robert Hurst.
	NR	THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON, NOW BLOCKADING CUBAN PORTS.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 23 February 1898, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	KEEL OF THE MAINE WAS BROKEN IN HALF DIVERS HAVE POSITIVE EVIDENCE THAT A MINE DESTROYED THE SHIP The Double Turreted Monitor Puritan (BM-1), One of the Most Powerful Warships Afloat.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 02 March 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	*MONITOR PURITAN* (BM-1), MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF WAR VESSELS The monitor Puritan*, which takes the place of the Terror* (M-4) in the strategic position in Hampton roads, is a much more terrible and destructive vessel of war than the *Terror, in spite of the Puritan's* peace-suggesting name. The *Terror* does not displace 4000 tons of water. The *Puritan* displaces 6000. This tonnage is that of a second-class battleship, but the *Puritan* is not precisely a battleship in the sense in which that term is generally used. She is purely a coast defense vessel, and, owing to her extremely low freeboard, she does not care to go far to sea, although she can sail if she has to. The *Puritan, like her sister ships is a floating fort. She has two turrets, instead of one and can hurl a most destructive charge at an enemy. She carries 12-inch guns in her turret, instead of the 10-inch guns of the Terror. There is no ship of her kind on water that can compare with the Puritan* for fighting ability or for tonnage.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.] 1893-1900, 04 March 1898, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	397k	"Five Minutes After Roll-Call" This is an original 1898 black and white halftone print of the Robert Enrique Muller photo of the Puritan (BM-1), preparing to leave port during the Spanish American War.	Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
	1.00k	Port bow view of the Puritan (BM-1).	Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	314k	*NIGHT WORK ON THE MONITOR PURITAN* (BM-1).**	Photo courtesy of Colliers History of the Spanish American War, in 1898, and submitted by Daniel Wilmes.
	200k	On 27 April 1898 the U.S. Navy monitor Puritan (BM-1), (in the foreground) and the armored cruisers New York (CA-2) and Cincinnati (C-7) bombarded the Spanish fortifications on Matanzas Bay, Cuba.	Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Text courtesy of loc.gov. (Library of Congress).
	1.20k	The monitor Puritan (BM-1) participating in the shelling of Matanzas, Cuba, on 27 April 1898.	Photo taken from "Our Country in War" by Murat Halstead, 1898, courtesy of Robert Hurst.
	136k	On 27 April 1898 the U.S. Navy monitor Puritan (BM-1), (in the foreground) and the armored cruiser Cincinnati (C-7) return after bombarding the Spanish fortifications on Matanzas Bay, Cuba.	Photo courtesy of Colliers History of the Spanish American War, in 1898, and submitted by Daniel Wilmes.
	407k	Stern view of Puritan (BM-1) in harbor with other ships sitting low in water with tattered flags. Key West, Florida. ca. 1898.	Source: Stevens-Coolidge Place Collection, Photo No. SCP. PH0640 via Mike Green.
	NR	THE SQUADRON THAT SILENCED THE BATTERIES AT MATANZAS.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 28 April 1898, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	3.02k	THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE WAR. Engagement at the Mouth of Matanzas Bay on Wednesday Last Between the American War Vessels New York (CA-2), Cincinnati (C-7) and Puritan (BM-1) and the Spanish Forts on Both Sides of the Entrance, in Which the Latter Were Entirely Silenced, With a Loss of 100 Men.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 29 April 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.81k	OUR MONITOR FLEET. Miantonomah (BM-5), Terror (M-4), Puritan (BM-1).	Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo courtesy of The Appeal.(Saint Paul, Minn.;) 1889-19??, 14 May 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	677k	OUR NAVY AS IT IS TODAY 1. Monadnock (BM-3) . 2. Petrel. 3. Puritan (BM-1) . 4. Concord. 5. Wilmington. 6. Amphitrite (BM-2) . 7. *Ajax. 8. Machias. 9. Cincinnati. 10. Marblehead. 1 1. Montgomery. 12. Minneapolis. 13. Kearsarge* (BB-5). 14. Kentucky (BB-6). 15. Bancroft. 16. Dolphin. 17. Vesuvius. 18. Raleigh. 19. Indiana (BB-1). 20. Iowa (BB-4). 21. Olympia. 22. Terror (M-4). 23. *Catskill* . 24. Miantonomah (BM-5). 25. Gustine. 26. Yorktown. 27. *Texas. 28. Helena. 29. Massachusetts* (BB-2). 30. Columbia. 31. New Orleans, 32. San Francisco. 33. *Canonicus* . 34. *Camanche* . 35. Monterey (BM-6). 36. Brooklyn. 37. Detroit 38. Atlanta. 39. Alabama (BB-8). 40. Albany. 41. Baltimore. 42. Chicago. 43. Newark, 44. Boston. 45. Charleston. 46. Oregon (BB-3). 47. New York. 48. *Manhattan. 49. Philadelphia. 50. Lehigh*. And Torpedo Boats. Drawn by "W. A. Verhas.	Image and text provided by University of Tennessee. Photo by The Maryville Times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 28 May 1898, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	3.43k	SURROUNDING SAN JUAN. A View of the Northeastern Part of Porto Rico, Showing the Towns of Fajardo In the Center, Thirty Miles From San Juan, and Ceiba on the Left, Which Have Just Surrendered to the Americans, With Cape San Juan and Its Lighthouse, Now Operated by a detail of American Marines, on the Right and in the distance the Peak of El Yungue, 3714 Feet High, From Which All the Spanish Positions in Eastern Porto Rico Can Be Seen. In the Middle Foreground is the Gunboat *Marietta, With the Monitors Puritan* (BM-1) and Amphitrite (BM-2) on the Right, and the Montgomery (C-9), With the Transports Ready to Discharge Their Troops, on the Left.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 07 August 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.26k	PERSONNEL OF THE SQUADRONS The commander of the Puritan (BM-1),Captain Purnell F. Harrington, entered the Naval Academy in 1861, graduating three years later, thus being able to see service in the war. He is a man of remarkable brilliancy of intellect and an altogether splendid officer. He has made a study of torpedoes and is of great value to the service as an expert on high explosives.	Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.] 1893-1900, 08 May 1898, Image 32, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
puritan113	894k	Bow view of the Puritan (BM-1) at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, circa 1896-98. Either of the the battleships Indiana (BB-1) or Massachusetts (BB-2) appear in the background.	Photo courtesy of New York Historical Society via Daniel Hacker.
puritan114	812k	Puritan (BM-1) on visitor's day, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, circa 1896-98.	Photo courtesy of New York Historical Society via Daniel Hacker.
puritan106	922k	Big guns of the Puritan (BM-1) under canvas on visitor's day, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, circa 1896-98.	Photo courtesy of New York Historical Society via Daniel Hacker.
puritan101	540k	Puritan (BM-1) on visitor's day, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, circa 1896-98.	Photo courtesy of New York Historical Society via Daniel Hacker.
puritan107	799k	Puritan (BM-1) on visitor's day, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, circa 1896-98.	Photo courtesy of New York Historical Society via Daniel Hacker.
	667k	Puritan (BM-1) passing under Brooklyn Bridge sometime between 1898 and 1901.	Photo by Edward H. Hart, # LC-DIG-det-4a14669 by The Detroit Publishing Company, courtesy of loc.gov.
	84k	Puritan (BM-1) in color.	Photo courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	641k	Puritan (BM-1) off the Norfolk Navy yard, Va., May 1902.	Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 61247 via Mike Green.
	1.76k	TRANSFER OF PURITAN (BM-1) Vessel Assigned to District Naval militia.	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 27 August 1904, Image 26, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.16k	THE MONITOR PURITAN (BM-1) DISTRICT NAVAL RESERVES NEW SHIP A Detachment of Amateur Sailors Left Washington Today to Bring the Vessel Here From League Island Navy Yard.	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.] 1902-1939, 03 September 1904, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	58k	The monitors (front to back, left side) Puritan (BM-1), Nevada (M-8), & Florida (M-9) with the cruisers (front to back, right side) Denver (C-14), Cleveland (C-19), & Tacoma (C-18), steam in line abreast, circa probably mid-late 1900's.	USNI / USN photo.
	2.98k	SAILED DOWN THE POTOMAC RIVER TODAY TO AID IN THE DEFENSE OF WASHINGTON THE MONITOR PURITAN (BM-1) Ship of the District Naval Reserves Which Will Take Part in the Big War Game	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.] 1902-1939, 09 June 1905, Evening, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.94k	*DISTRICT SAILORS START CRUISE FAR TO SEA ON MONITOR PURITAN* (BM-1) The Old Monitor Puritan** on Which the District Naval Reserve This Morning Sailed Down the Potomac	Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.] 1902-1939, 15 September 1906, Last Edition, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.69k	Arkansas (M-7) & Nevada (M-8) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 26 October 1906. What looks to be the monitor Puritan (BM-1) is on the left.	National Archives Identifier: 52556195 Local Identifier: 181-V-0603 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	648k	Crew members of the Puritan (BM-1) pose for a group photo in 1907.	Photograph courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	70k	Puritan (BM-1) in harbor, portside view, date and location unknown.	USN photo courtesy of Andrew Toppan / Hazegray & Underway.
	770k	Wrecking A Ship To Test A New Explosive Scenes at the recent test of the new Isham explosive by the navy department. The above photograph shows a crack in the turret of the United States monitor Puritan (BM-1), made by the new explosive. Below is a photograph taken as the explosion on board the monitor took place. The first test consisted of placing 200 pounds of the new explosive, which consists of nitroglycerine gun cotton and marble dust in gelatine, against the starboard side of the after turret. It was fired by means of an electrical apparatus from the berth deck forward, on the *Puritan*. The second test discharged 200 pounds of the explosive at the belt line of the armor plate. This discharge caused the armor plate to give way and the monitor began to fill. The sinking ship was manned by a crew and rushed to the Norfolk navy yard for repairs. Ordnance experts say the tests were a success, but whether the United States will adopt it for the navy is not known.	Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo courtesy of El Paso Herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 03 December 1910, Image 22, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	184k	Observers on a tugboat inspecting waterline damage to the monitor Puritan (BM-1) after an ordnance test.	Image and text provided by Library of Virginia via Bill Gonyo.
	1.00k	Favorite pastime among sailors on the Puritan (BM-1) before she meets her maker here.	Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. PDF courtesy of Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.] 1914-1942, 05 August 1922, Night Extra, Image 3 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	376k	A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 December 1991.	USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.

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