Tennessee-class
An item reported that the American armoured cruisers Tennessee (1), Montana (2) and North Carolina (3) were underway to the Gulf of Mexico to join there the ships already present.
Notes
1. Part of the Tennessee-class, preceded by the Pennsylvania-class but never succeeded. There were none armoured cruisers further built as believed that an armoured cruiser became an obsolete design replaced by the battle cruiser concept like that of the British Invincible-class. Also referred to as Armored Cruiser No. 10. Building ordered on 1 July 1902, building awarded on 9 February 1903, laid down at William Cramp&Sons, Philadelphia, USA on 20 June 1903, launched by miss Annie K. Frazier on 3 December 1904, commissioned on 17 July 1906, renamed Memphis on 25 May 1916, wrecked in the harbour of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 29 August 1916 and sold to A.H. Radetsky Iron and Metal Company, Denver, Colorado, USA be broken up on 17 January 1922. Not earlier as in 1938 was she complete broken up.
2. Part of the Tennessee-class, preceded by the Pennsylvania-class but never succeeded. There were none armoured cruisers further built as believed that an armoured cruiser became an obsolete design replaced by the battle cruiser concept like that of the British Invincible-class. Also referred to Armoured Cruiser No. 13. Laid down by Newport News Drydock&Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 29 April 1905, launched on 15 December 1908, commissioned on 21 July 1908, renamed Missoula on 7 June 1920, decommissioned on 2 February 1921, stricken on 15 July 1930 and sold to be broken up on 29 September 1930.
3. Part of the Tennessee-class, preceded by the Pennsylvania-class but never succeeded. There were none armoured cruisers further built as believed that an armoured cruiser became an obsolete design replaced by the battle cruiser concept like that of the British Invincible-class. Also referred to as Armored Cruiser No. 12. Building ordered on 27 April 1904, building awarded on 3 January 1905, laid down at Newport News Drydock&Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 21 March 1905, launched by miss Rebekah Glenn on 6 October 1906, commissioned on 7 May 1908, renamed Charlotte on 7 June 1920, reclassfied as CA-12 on 17 July 1920, decommissioned on 18 February 1921, stricken on 15 July 1930 and sold o be broken up on 29 September 1930.
4. An official statement of the USA was that this was done to prevent the smuggling of persons and arms over the frontiers for a total useless revolt which disturbed for more a year the order in the border area. Between 1920-1920 was Mexico harassed by the so-called Mexican Revolution started in 1910 with the presidential election causing Porfirio Diaz to resign on 25 May 1911. He had been president since 1 December 1884.
