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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. |
USN |
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Undated, 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. |
USN |
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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. |
USN |
atl08 |
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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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Robert Hurst |
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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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USNHC |
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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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USNHC |
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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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USNHC |
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244k |
Port Bow, 1891.
National Archives Image # (19-A-2-44)
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National Archives. |
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Port side view at anchor, 1895. |
Colin P. Varga |
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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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Robert Hurst |
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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 |
|
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 |
|
10/16/1909 - 11/09/1909 |
| Freeman, Frederick Newton, LCDR |
1895 |
|
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)
