Assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron, the new cruiser operated along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. During the Spanish-American War, she cruised near Cuba and Haiti in April 1898 and in May joined the blockade of Havana. She took two prizes, Lorenzo and Frasquito, 5 May, and shelled the Spanish forts a week later. On 13 June a 280mm Kruppgun at the Santa Clara Battery fired on Montgomery, at a range of 9,000 meters, apparently without effect.
In April 1899 Montgomery transferred to the South Atlantic Squadron and operated along the Atlantic coast of South America until returning to the United States and decommissioning at New York 15 September 1900. Recommissioned 15 May 1902, she was assigned to the Caribbean Division, North Atlantic Squadron, and operated in the West Indies until decommissioning at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 September 1904.
USS Montgomery was a three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing frigate and one of the first 13 ships authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 December 1775. She was built by Lancaster Burling at Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; launched late in October 1776; but, because of the British capture of New York City during the Battle of Brooklyn and the closing of the Hudson River, was never completely finished and was later destroyed.
Probably build to Joshua Humphreys's standard design for the 24-gun frigates for a vessel 120' 6" (g.d) x 32' 6" x 10' 6" (h) mounting 24 x 9-pounder guns.
History
The Montgomery was named in honor of fallen general Richard Montgomery who at the commencement of the American Revolution was a British soldier who had sided with the Americans, later commissioned brigadier general by George Washington in the fall of 1775. Montgomery was later killed by British artillery during the failed assault on Quebec, 31 December 1775. To prevent its capture and use by the British the frigate was burned on 6 October 1777.
Montgomery was built at New York in 1858; chartered by the Navy in May 1861; purchased at New York 28 August 1861; and commissioned 27 May 1861 at New York, Comdr. O. S. Glisson in command.
Service history
From June to November, Montgomery blockaded Apalachicola, Florida, off which she captured Finland, lacking proper papers, 29 August. In November, she began patrolling the coast from Washington to Cape Fear River, and on the 8th had a running fight with Tallahassee, the Confederate iron propellor. After temporary duty off Ship Island 2 December, she was attacked off Horn Island Pass two days later by Florida and Pamlico, but was not damaged.
Joining the East Gulf Blockading Squadron 20 January 1862, Montgomery reported off Ship Island three days later. She took schooner Isabel (formerly W. R. King) off Atchafalaya Bay 1 February, then carried dispatches to Tampa, Florida before joining the West Gulf Blockading Squadron to hunt for schooner Columbia off San Luis Pass, Texas, 5 April. Finding the schooner abandoned, Montgomery burned her, then captured a large sloop. Cruising the Mexican and Texas coasts, she helped free American citizens held in Mexico the latter part of April and took British schooner Will o’ the Wisp of the Rio Grande 3 June.
Guest tour the foc”sle on the USSMontgomery (LCS8) at the Naval Base San Diego... Los visitantes también pudieron conocer el USS Montgomery, un buque de combate litoral de clase Independence que ha estado en servicio durante nueve años.
As part of its Fiscal Year 2025 budget request, the Navy has proposed decommissioning 19 ships, including two LCS vessels—USSJackson (LCS-6) and USS Montgomery (LCS-8), reflecting a broader strategy ...
Entre los buques se encuentra el USSTripoli, un buque de ... El cuarto buque es el USS Montgomery, un buque de combate litoral de clase Independiente capaz de viajar a casi 50 mph en mares favorables.
The vessels will include the USSTripoli, an America-class amphibious assault ship that carries and deploys Marines... The fourth ship is the USS Montgomery, an Independent-class littoral combat ship capable of traveling nearly 50 mph in favorable seas.
Theo Katechis, co-owner of iconic Montgomery restaurant Chris' HotDogs, has died ... The largest hot dog order placed was 2600 hot dogs for the commissioning of the USS Montgomery on September 10th, 2016 in Mobile.
USSTopeka, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, shown in 2012... USS Helena, USS Pasadena and USS Topeka ... The 10-year-old USS Montgomery and 11-year-old USS Jackson are less than halfway through their projected 25-year service life.
The Navy proposes to decommission the guided-missile cruiser USSLake Erie, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown and two Independence-class littoral combat ships, the USS Jackson and USS Montgomery.
San Diego Union-Tribune
07 Nov 2024
San Diego Union-Tribune
07 Nov 2024