Sunday, October 11, 2020

USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class.

 

USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) 

USS NEW ORLEANS, STOCKHOLM

USS NEW ORLEANS, 1934 Sweden (SVERIGE)


She was laid down in 1895 as Amazonas for the Brazilian Navy by Armstrong, Mitchell and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, launched on 4 December 1896, purchased by the U.S. Navy while building on 16 March 1898; and commissioned 18 March 1898 at Gravesend, England, with Lieutenant Commander Arthur P. Nazro in command.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Orleans_(CL-22)

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