An item reported that at the navy yard at Boston, USA the American training ship Cumberland on 17 August was launched. The 1.800 ton steel built bark ship had auxiliary steam power for handling the rigging in emergencies and further more for lightening, ventilation, distillation and so on. Dimensions 54 x 14 x 5 metres. Armament consisted of 6-10cm quick firing guns and a secondary armament of quick firing guns of all sorts of calibres.(1)
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1. Launched at Boston Navy Yard on 17 August 1904, commissioned on 20 July 1907, receiving ship at Naval Training Station at Norfolk, Virginia USA since 1914, added to the US Navy Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, USA since 7 April 1919, decommissioned on 31 October 1946 and handed over to the War Shipping administration to be disposed on 22 July 1947.
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1. Launched at Boston Navy Yard on 17 August 1904, commissioned on 20 July 1907, receiving ship at Naval Training Station at Norfolk, Virginia USA since 1914, added to the US Navy Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, USA since 7 April 1919, decommissioned on 31 October 1946 and handed over to the War Shipping administration to be disposed on 22 July 1947.
