USS Maryland (ACR-8)

	USS Frederick (ACR-8), ex-USS Maryland, starboard view, 1919.
History
United States
Name	Maryland
Namesake	State of Maryland; City of Frederick, Maryland;
Ordered	7 June 1900
Builder	Newport News Drydock & ShipbuildingCo., Newport News, Virginia
Cost	$3,775,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	29 October 1901
Launched	12 September 1903
Sponsored by	Miss F. Pardee
Commissioned	18 April 1905
Decommissioned	14 February 1922
Renamed	Frederick, 9 November 1916
Reclassified	CA-8, 17 July 1920
Stricken	13 November 1929
Identification	Hull symbol: ACR-8; Hull symbol: CA-8;
Fate	Sold for scrap, 11 February 1930
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser
Displacement	13,680 long tons (13,900 t) (standard); 15,138 long tons (15,381 t) (full load);
Length	503 ft 11 in (153.59 m) oa; 502 ft (153 m) pp;
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft	24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean)
Installed power	16 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 23,000 ihp (17,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph); 22.41 kn (41.50 km/h; 25.79 mph) (Speed on Trials);
Complement	80 officers 745 enlisted 64 Marines
Armament	4 × 8 in (203 mm)/40 caliber Mark 5 breech-loading rifles (BL)(2×2); 14 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 BL rifles; 18 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns; 12 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) Driggs-Schroeder guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns; 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 6 in (152 mm) (top & waterline); 5 in (127 mm) (bottom); Deck: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm) - 6 in (amidships); 4 in (102 mm) (forward & aft); Barbettes: 6 in; Turrets: 6 - 6+1⁄2 in (165 mm); Conning Tower: 9 in (229 mm);
General characteristics (Pre-1911 Refit)
Installed power	8 × Modified Niclausse boilers, 12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Armament	4 × 8 in/45 cal Mark 6 BL rifles (2×2); 14 × 6 in/50 cal Mark 6 BL rifles; 18 × 3 in/50 cal rapid-fire guns; 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns; 2 × 18 in submerged torpedo tubes;
General characteristics (Pre-1921 Refit)
Armament	4 × 8 in/45 caliber Mark 6 BL rifles (2×2); 14 × 6 in/50 Mark 6 caliber BL rifles; 10 × 3 in/50 caliber rapid-fire guns; 2 × 3 in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns; 2 × 18 in torpedo tubes;

The second USS Maryland (ACR-8/CA-8), also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 8", and later renamed Frederick, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser.

She was laid down on 7 October 1901 by the Newport News Drydock & ShipbuildingCo., Newport News, Virginia, launched on 12 September 1903, sponsored by Miss Jennie Scott Waters; and commissioned on 18 April 1905, Captain Royal R. Ingersoll in command.

History
USS Frederick (ACR-8), ex-USS Maryland, starboard view, 1919.
United States
Name	Maryland
Namesake	State of Maryland City of Frederick, Maryland
Ordered	7 June 1900
Builder	Newport News Drydock & ShipbuildingCo., Newport News, Virginia
Cost	$3,775,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	29 October 1901
Launched	12 September 1903
Sponsored by	Miss F. Pardee
Commissioned	18 April 1905
Decommissioned	14 February 1922
Renamed	Frederick, 9 November 1916
Reclassified	CA-8, 17 July 1920
Stricken	13 November 1929
Identification	Hull symbol: ACR-8 Hull symbol: CA-8
Fate	Sold for scrap, 11 February 1930
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser
Displacement	13,680 long tons (13,900 t) (standard) 15,138 long tons (15,381 t) (full load)
Length	503 ft 11 in (153.59 m) oa 502 ft (153 m) pp
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft	24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean)
Installed power	16 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 23,000 ihp (17,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Speed	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 22.41 kn (41.50 km/h; 25.79 mph) (Speed on Trials)
Complement	80 officers 745 enlisted 64 Marines
Armament	4 × 8 in (203 mm)/40 caliber Mark 5 breech-loading rifles (BL)(2×2) 14 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 BL rifles 18 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns 12 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) Driggs-Schroeder guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 6 in (152 mm) (top & waterline) 5 in (127 mm) (bottom) Deck: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm) - 6 in (amidships) 4 in (102 mm) (forward & aft) Barbettes: 6 in Turrets: 6 - 6+1⁄2 in (165 mm) Conning Tower: 9 in (229 mm)
General characteristics (Pre-1911 Refit)
Installed power	8 × Modified Niclausse boilers, 12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Armament	4 × 8 in/45 cal Mark 6 BL rifles (2×2) 14 × 6 in/50 cal Mark 6 BL rifles 18 × 3 in/50 cal rapid-fire guns 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns 2 × 18 in submerged torpedo tubes
General characteristics (Pre-1921 Refit)
Armament	4 × 8 in/45 caliber Mark 6 BL rifles (2×2) 14 × 6 in/50 Mark 6 caliber BL rifles 10 × 3 in/50 caliber rapid-fire guns 2 × 3 in/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns 4 × 3-pounder (47 mm) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns 2 × 18 in torpedo tubes