Arkansas-class monitor

USS Florida, Arkansas, and Nevada underway
Class overview
Builders
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byMonterey-class
Built1899–1903
In commission1902–1926
Planned4
Completed4
Retired4
Preserved0
General characteristics
TypeMonitor
Displacement
  • 3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (standard)
  • 3,356 long tons (3,410 t) (full load)
Length
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (design)
  • Arkansas: 12.03 knots (22.28 km/h; 13.84 mph)
  • Nevada: 13.04 knots (24.15 km/h; 15.01 mph)
  • Florida: 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph)
  • Wyoming: 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph)
Complement13 officers 209 men
Armament
Armor

The Arkansas-class monitors were the last class of four monitors ordered for the U.S. Navy.

Design

Single turreted monitors, these ships mounted the most modern heavy guns in the US Navy at the time they were built, 12-inch (305 mm)/40 caliber guns. The Arkansas-class monitors did not see any combat during World War I and instead served as submarine tenders. Alexander C. Brown, writing in the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Historical Transactions noted in a penetrating comment that:

Monitors found their final employment as submarine tenders in World War I for which their low freeboard hulls made them well suited. It is significant to note, however, that in this humble capacity they were ministering to the needs of that type of craft which had logically replaced them for as initially envisaged monitors were designed to combine heavy striking power with concealment and the presentation of a negligible target area

They had a displacement of 3,225 long tons (3,277 t; 3,612 short tons), measured 255 feet 1 inch (77.75 m) in overall length, with a beam of 50 feet 1 inch (15.27 m) and a draft of 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m). They were manned by a total crew of 13 officers and 209 men.[1]

Arkansas' were powered by two vertical triple expansion engines driving two screw propellers with steam generated by four steam boilers. The engines in the Arkansas' were designed to produce 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW) with a top speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph), however, on sea trials only Nevada had top speed over 12.5 knots, 13.04 kn (24.15 km/h; 15.01 mph), the rest came in below. The Arkansas' was designed to provide a range of 2,360 nautical miles (4,370 km; 2,720 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1]

The ships were armed with a main battery of two 12-inch/40 caliber guns, either Mark 3 or Mark 4, in a Mark 4 turret.[2][3][1] The secondary battery consisted of four 4-inch (102 mm)/50 caliber Mark 7 guns[4] along with three 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns. The main belt armor was 11 in (280 mm) in the middle tapering to 5 in (130 mm) at the ends. The gun turrets were between 10 and 9 in (250 and 230 mm), with 11 to 9 in (280 to 230 mm) barbettes. The Arkansas' also had a 1.5 in (38 mm) deck.[1]

Construction

In response to increasing public pressure regarding the state of the nation's coastal defense forces and hastened by the outbreak of war with Spain, the U.S. Congress passed the Naval Appropriations Act of 1898 on May 4, which, among many other things, authorized the appropriation of $5 million to build four new Monitors, each of which were to cost no more than $1,250,000.[5] The new ships, created for harbor defense, were designed by Chief constructor Philip Hichborn with the original plans calling for a length of 225 ft and a beam of 50 ft, with a displacement of 2700 tons, a coal capacity of 200 tons, and a side armor belt of 11-inch thickness. For armament, the ship was to be equipped with a main battery containing a single turret with two 12-inch guns (Hichborn balanced), and four rapid-fire breech-loading rifles, with a secondary battery consisting of three 6-pound and four 1-pound rifles. Powered by two vertical triple-expansion type engines and twin-screw propellers, the ship would have a maximum speed of 12 knots.[6]

Contractors

Bidding began for the construction of the new monitors on October 1, with the following results, including price:[7]

Following the bidding, the Navy announced the names of the ships.[8][9]

Criticism and Proposed Redesign

The new Monitors were met with criticism by many, as their design and armament made them no greater than any of the older navy Monitors, such as the Monterey, Monadnock, and Terror. The main complaint was the single turret, rather than a two-turret design as seen on the USS Terror.[10][11][12] There were also those that argued that the entire building of four ships was a waste of money, as the monitors that participated in the Spanish-American War were met with considerable criticism, most chiefly from Rear Admiral William T. Sampson who criticized the slowness of the vessels and their firing accuracy.[13][14][15]

In response to these criticisms, Secretary of the Navy John D. Long ordered that all construction on the new vessels be halted while the Bureau of Naval Construction met to decide on changes in early November.[12] Lewis Nixon of the Crescent Shipyard, the contractors of the USS Florida, submitted a new design for the Monitors which the Navy appears to have favored.[11][16][17] The final proposed changes included the following:[18]

  1. Replacing the single turret of two 12-inch guns with two turrets of two 10-inch guns in each
  2. Increasing the maximum displacement from 2700 tons to 4000 tons
  3. Increase the coal capacity from 200 tons to 400 tons
  4. Lengthening the vessels by 30 ft

The Navy was confident that changes could be made to the design within the $1.25 million budget set by Congress as they were surprised at how low the bids were for the four ships, with the highest contract, costing $875,000, leaving a minimum of $350,000 left over for each ship. The four ships were originally contracted at a price of $3,422,000 altogether. Throughout November the Bureau and shipbuilders discussed possible design changes, with the shipbuilders stating that their proposed changes would still go over the budget set by the Naval Apportions Act. Eventually, the two sides came to an agreement, which included the following:[18]

  1. Retention of the single turret with two 12-inch guns
  2. Increased displacement by over 500 tons
  3. Increased coal capacity
  4. Lengthening the vessels from 225 ft to 255 ft

In the end, the most prominent point of contention, the main armament, was kept the same with the Navy receiving, on paper, most of what they wanted asides from that.[19] Due to the new changes, the contract place of all monitors were increased by $100,000.[20]

Armor

As November drew to a close, it was reported that the new Monitors would be armored with Krupp Steel, which would be a first for a vessel in the U.S. Navy.[21] However, Congress only authorized a maximum payment of $400 a ton for armor, a price that was too low to purchase Krupp Steel. In June the Navy would instead outfit the ships with Harvey armor instead, which they purchased from both Carnegie Steel and Bethlehem Ironworks.[22][23][24] Contracts for this armor were made in August and September 1899, totaling 2,152 tons. The armor was of great want to the Navy in a timely manner and did not wish to have any delays.[25]

Connecticut Renaming

The same year it was launched, Connecticut would undergo a change that had been lobbied for since 1898, though not in its design but rather its name. The state of Connecticut protested that a small monitor was named after the state rather than a Battleship, as had been the case with Rhode Island. The Navy eventually relented, and the name was removed, with the former Connecticut being referred to as "Monitor No. 8" until another candidate was chosen. Oklahoma and Arizona both offered up their names before it eventually went to Nevada.[26][27][28]

Launch and Commissioning

Construction progressed throughout the remainder of the 19th century and in the fall of 1900, Wyoming, Arkansas, and Nevada were launched, with Florida following a year later. All Arkansas-Class Monitors were commissioned by the summer of 1903.[29]

Ships of the Arkansas-Class

Ship Names Launched First Commission Last Decommission Fate Notes
Wyoming (Later Cheyenne) September 8, 1900[29] December 8, 1902[29] June 1, 1926[30] Sold for scrap, April 30, 1939[30] Underwent several Recommissioning and Decommissioning

Last Monitor Warship of the U.S. Navy[30]

Arkansas (Later Ozark) November 10, 1900[29] October 28, 1902[29] August 20, 1919[31] Sold for scrap, January 26, 1922[31]
Nevada (Later Tonopah) November 24, 1900[29] March 5, 1903[29] July 1, 1920[32] Sold for scrap, January 26, 1922[33]
Florida (Later Tallahassee) November 30, 1901[29] June 18, 1903[29] March 24, 1922[34] Sold for scrap, July 25, 1922[34]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Friedman 1985, p. 452.
  2. ^ Friedman 1985.
  3. ^ DiGiulian & 12"/40 2015.
  4. ^ DiGiulian & 4"/50 2015.
  5. ^ "theNavyCWO.com - Naval Appropriations Act of 1898". www.thenavycwo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "TO HAVE THE GREATEST FIGHTING VESSELS IN THE WORLD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 25 September 1898. p. 41.
  7. ^ a b c d e "BIDS FOR MONITORS". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 October 1898. p. 4.
  8. ^ "NAMES FOR NEW MONITORS". The Kansas City Times. 6 October 1898. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Names for the New Monitors". Norton Courier. 13 October 1898. p. 2.
  10. ^ "TO IMPROVE MONITORS". The Baltimore Sun. 3 November 1898. p. 6.
  11. ^ a b "THE NEW MONITORS". The Fall River Daily Herald. 3 November 1898. p. 7.
  12. ^ a b Bureau, Eagie (18 November 1898). "FOUR NEW MONITORS WILL BE LARGER THAN FIRST EXPECTED". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 6. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "PASSING OF THE MONITOR". The Evening Times (Washington D.C.). 2 September 1898. p. 2.
  14. ^ "Sampson's Opinion of Monitors". Public Press. 28 October 1898. p. 1.
  15. ^ "The Inefficient Monitors". The Morganton Herald. 17 November 1898. p. 1.
  16. ^ "New Monitors to Have Two Turrets". The Evening Journal. 3 November 1898. p. 2.
  17. ^ "The New Monitors to Have Larger Guns". The Los Angeles Times. 3 November 1898. p. 2.
  18. ^ a b "NO TRUST AMONG SHIPBUILDERS". The San Francisco Call. 24 November 1898. p. 9.
  19. ^ "THE NEW MONITORS". The Helena Independent. 1 December 1898. p. 11.
  20. ^ Army, Navy Journal 1898-12-03: Vol 36 Iss 14. Gannett Co. 3 December 1898.
  21. ^ "THE NEW MONITORS, The First Vessels to Wear the Krupp Armor". Los Angeles Herald. 29 November 1898. p. 1.
  22. ^ "Krupp Armor Costs Too Much". The Clay County Republican. 2 December 1898. p. 5.
  23. ^ "ARMOUR PURCHASES FOR THE NEW MONITORS". Lincoln Journal Star. 9 June 1899. p. 1.
  24. ^ "WILL FURNISH ARMOUR". Montpelier Evening Argus. 16 June 1899. p. 1.
  25. ^ "ARMOUR PLATE FOR NEW VESSLES". The Butte Miner. 4 December 1899. p. 2.
  26. ^ "CONNECTICUT WINS". Hartford Courant. 25 October 1898. p. 2.
  27. ^ "A MONITOR OKLAHOMA". The Tahlequah Arrow. 1 September 1900. p. 4.
  28. ^ "MONITOR "NEVADA"". Lyon County Monitor. 30 November 1900. p. 1.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dept, United States Navy (1914). Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.
  30. ^ a b c "USS Wyoming / Cheyenne (BM-10)". Military Equipment Guide With Photos. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  32. ^ "Convention Center – Tonopah, Nevada". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Nevada I (Monitor No. 8)". NHHC. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  34. ^ a b "World Battleships List: US "New Navy" Monitors". www.hazegray.org. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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