Show charleston WRECK UNITED STATES CRUISER LOST ON A REEF NEAR MANILA was VT ft a modern vessel of 0 the protected class crew of twenty Ofil officer cers and nd men blen all saved manilla NOT nor IS 15 the united states cruiser charleston which has bits been patrolling the northern norl hern co coast ast of luzon has been wrecked reeked on a reef off the northwest coast all on board were saved the charleston was among the first warships built by tile the union iron works san francisco she was known as tile the protected class ter her keel was laid in ia 1887 she was feet long 40 46 feet 2 inches extreme breadth and her draught 18 feet 7 inches her speed was knots her engines being horse power tier her main battery was two 8 inch and six inch ginch G breech loading rifles second battery four 6 pound two 3 pound two I 1 pound rapid fire guns two cathings Cat Gat lings and lad had four torpedo tubes she carried 20 ers era and men cost Sl she sailed from san francisco for r 4 iti aag mes m U S CRUISER charleston manila may 22 1898 on june 22 she stopped at the island of guam in the ladrone group and took possession of the islands raising the american flag the charleston has been in asiatic waters more than a year she was one of the first vessels to be sent to manila after the destruction of the spanish fleet by admiral dewey dewcy the navy nary department utilizing her for the purpose of sending ammunition and other supplies tor for the asiatic station just previous to her assignment to that duty she had undergone an overhauling at the mare island navy yard san francisco and therefore was in in prime condition for her duties the Charles charleston tn is we ne of the vessels of mere recent COL construction bt ruction and belongs to that class which is commonly referred to as the new navy |