List of United States Navy Cruisers - Armored Cruisers

Armored Cruisers

Note: in the pre-1920 period abbreviations were informal and nonstandardized; officially these ships were, e.g., "Armored Cruiser No. 1"

  • (ACR-1) Maine (1895), later classed as a second class battleship
  • (ACR-2) New York, later Saratoga and Rochester (1893)
  • (ACR-3) Brooklyn (1896)
  • Pennsylvania class
    • (ACR-4) Pennsylvania, later Pittsburgh (1905)
    • (ACR-5) West Virginia, later Huntington (1905)
    • (ACR-6) California, later San Diego (1907)
    • (ACR-7) Colorado, later Pueblo (1905)
    • (ACR-8) Maryland, later Frederick (1905)
    • (ACR-9) South Dakota, later Huron (1908)
  • Tennessee class
    • (ACR-10) Tennessee, later Memphis (1906)
    • (ACR-11) Washington, later Seattle (1906)
    • (ACR-12) North Carolina, later Charlotte (1908)
    • (ACR-13) Montana, later Missoula (1908)

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