The USS Atlanta, USS Chicago, USS Yorktown, & USS Boston.

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  SKU: 63007

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• ARTIST: Fred Cozzens

• PUBLISHER: Published by American Publishing Co., Hartford, Conn.

• 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. 2 from "Old Naval Prints" by Fred S. Cozzens, published in 1892, features four significant warships from the late 19th century: the USS Atlanta, the USS Chicago, the USS Yorktown, and the USS Boston.<br><br> USS Atlanta was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships in the "New Navy" of the 1880s. She was laid down on November 8, 1883, at Chester, Pennsylvania, by the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, launched on October 9, 1884, and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on July 19, 1886, with Captain Francis M. Bunce in command. Atlanta was ordered as part of the "ABCD" ships, the others being the cruisers Boston and Chicago and the dispatch vessel Dolphin. Despite initial challenges, including the bankruptcy of John Roach & Sons, the shipyard responsible for her construction, Atlanta was completed at the New York Navy Yard. The ship's as-built armament included two 8-inch/30 caliber Mark 1 guns and six 6-inch/30 caliber Mark 2 guns, among others. She remained in service through various refits and assignments until she was decommissioned and sold for scrapping in 1922.<br><br> USS Chicago (1889-1935) was another early protected cruiser in the U.S. Navy, launched on December 5, 1885, by John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was commissioned on April 17, 1889, with Captain H.B. Robeson in command. Chicago served as the flagship of the Squadron of Evolution and later the North Atlantic Squadron, operating extensively in European, Mediterranean, South American, and Caribbean waters. After several periods of decommissioning and recommissioning, she served as a barracks ship at Pearl Harbor until 1935. Renamed Alton in 1928 and reclassified IX-5, USS Chicago was finally sold in 1936.<br><br> USS Yorktown was the lead ship of her class of steel-hulled, twin-screw gunboats in the U.S. Navy. She was laid down in May 1887 by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia and launched on April 28, 1888. Yorktown played a versatile role throughout her service, including involvement in the Baltimore Crisis in Chile, patrols in the Bering Sea to protect seal rookeries, and participation in the Philippine-American War and the Boxer Rebellion. After World War I, Yorktown was decommissioned in 1919, reclassified as PG-1 in 1920, and ultimately sold in 1921.<br><br> USS Boston was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships of the "New Navy," like her sister ship Atlanta. She was laid down on November 15, 1883, by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, launched on December 4, 1884, and commissioned on May 2, 1887. Boston served in the Squadron of Evolution and saw action in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. After various duties in the Pacific, including supporting the independence of Panama, Boston was decommissioned and served as a training ship for the Oregon Naval Militia. She was renamed Despatch in 1940 and was sunk off San Francisco in 1946.

• 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