USS Charleston 1906 USSCharlestonC22.jpgUSS Charleston (C-22), port view, undated.HistoryUnited…

USS Charleston 1906 USSCharlestonC22.jpgUSS Charleston (C-22), port view, undated.HistoryUnited StatesName: CharlestonNamesake: City of Charleston, South CarolinaOrdered: 7 June 1900Awarded: 30 March 1901Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VirginiaCost: $2,740,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)Laid down: 30 January 1902Launched: 23 January 1904Sponsored… View On WordPress from Currin’s Naval, Maritime & MarineContinue reading “USS Charleston 1906 USSCharlestonC22.jpgUSS Charleston (C-22), port view, undated.HistoryUnited…”