The USS Miantonomoh & USS Newark (C-1).

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• ARTIST: Fred Cozzens

• PUBLISHER: Published by National Military Publishing Co. 1919 Broadway, NY.

• MEDIUM: Chromolithograph,

  DATE: 1892.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/4 x 12 1/4" (19.8 x 31.2 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This chromolithograph, Plate No. 5 from "Old Naval Prints" by Fred S. Cozzens, published in 1892, features two distinguished vessels from the late 19th century: the USS Miantonomoh (Monitor) and the USS Newark (C-1).<br><br> USS Miantonomoh (Monitor) was a double-turreted monitor, named after a prominent leader of the Narragansett Indians. The second vessel to bear the name, she was an iron-hulled, twin-screw warship laid down in 1874 by John Roach & Son in Chester, Pennsylvania. Launched on December 5, 1876, she was commissioned in an incomplete state on October 6, 1882, under the command of Comdr. Francis J. Higginson. Miantonomoh was initially decommissioned at New York after a brief service but was later completed and recommissioned on October 27, 1891, under Capt. Montgomery Sicard. She spent the following year cruising the East Coast before being laid up in 1892. Between 1892 and 1895, she supported fleet target practice and naval militias in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before being decommissioned again. Following the sinking of the battleship Maine in 1898, Miantonomoh was recommissioned to join the blockade of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. After the war, she returned to reserve status and was eventually used as a target by the 5th Naval District. Her name was struck from the Navy list on December 31, 1915, and her hulk was sold in 1922.<br><br> USS Newark (C-1) was the first modern protected cruiser in the U.S. Navy and the first ship to bear the name. Laid down on June 12, 1888, by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was launched on March 19, 1890, and commissioned on February 2, 1891, under the command of Capt. Silas Casey. Newark operated along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean, participating in numerous maneuvers and exercises. In 1893, she served as the flagship for Rear Admiral A. E. K. Benham during the 400th-anniversary celebrations of Columbus' voyage, which took her to Spain and Italy. Later that year, Newark was part of the Naval Review Fleet before being assigned to protect American interests in South America. She continued her service during the Spanish-American War, joining the blockade of Cuba and participating in the bombardment and surrender of Manzanillo in 1898. After the war, Newark was deployed to the Philippines, where she played a key role in quelling insurrections and protecting American interests in Asia. Following several years of active service, Newark was decommissioned in 1901, recommissioned in 1902, and eventually served as a training ship before being loaned to the New York Naval Militia. She was finally decommissioned in 1912 and later served as a quarantine hulk for the Public Health Service during World War I. The USS Newark was sold for disposal in 1926 after nearly three decades of service.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in an 18 x 14" mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with original color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Naval, Nautical & Marine , Naval