An item reported the presence of the French warships Gueydon (1) and Ancre (2) at Danzig, Poland and the American USS Pittsburgh (3) with admiral Brooks at Reval [Tallinn, Estonia] with American destroyers bound for the Baltic underway.
Notes
1. Of Gueydon-class armoured cruisers, preceded by Jeanne d’Arc, succeeded by Dupleix-class, laid down at Arsenal de Lorient on 13 August 1898, launched on 20 September 1899, commissioned on 1 September 1903, refitted in 1923 and sunk by the British Royal Air force at Brest, France in August 1944 and after the Second World War broken up.
2. Of the Scarpe 1st class avisos or sloops, laid down by Arsenal de Lorient in 1917, launched in April 1918, completed in 1918 and stricken in 1940.
3. Of the Pennsylvania-class armoured cruisers built under the fiscal years 1900-1901, preceded by the USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) and succeeded by the Tennessee-class. The considered modernization in 1922-1923 of the Pennsylvania-class is never executed. It included new boilers and engines resulting in an increased speed of 25-27 knots, better protection and the new 3-20,3cm/8”/55 cal gun turrets. Also called Armored Cruiser No. 4. Building ordered on 3 March 1899, awarded on 10 January 1901, laid down by William Cramp&Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 7 August 1901, baptized by miss Coral Quay, launched on 22 August 1903, commissioned on 9 March 1905, renamed Pittsburgh on 27 August 1912, fitted out with a landing platform on her aft deck and a tall hook apparatus was she on 18 January 191 used in an experiment in which an aircraft landed on board of her, reserve at Puget Sound 1 July 1911-30 May 1913 and used as naval militia training ship, decommissioned on 10 July 1931, stricken on 26 October 1931 and sold to be broken up to Union Shipbuilding, Baltimore, Maryland, USA on on 21 December 1931. Hull symbols ACR-4 and since 17 July 1920 CA-4. Contracted building price for hull an machinery 3.890.000 US dollars.
Source
The National Archives CAB 24-111-18
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