................. COAST DEFENSE MONITORS .................. Coast Defense Monitors (Battleships) for the defense of a designated area (?)

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pre 1870: 14 old Navy Monitors on USN Ships List. Scandle created when found these 'Ships' were only parts, although receiving funds as active ships for 'maintenance'.

1876 .............. Builder: John Roach & Sons ................... Armed: NY Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY .............. Double-turreted .............. 4- 10" BLR .............. Scraped: 19xx

1882 .............. Builder: John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pa ................... Armed: NY Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY .............. Double-turreted .............. 4- 10" BLR .............. Scraped: xxxx

1883 .............. Builder: Harlan & Hollingswoth; Wilmington, De ................... Armed: Norfolk Naval Yard; Portsmouth, Va .............. Duible-turreted .............. 4- 10" BLR .............. Sold - 1920; Scraped - 1952 ......... USS MONADOCK: 1883 .............. Builder: Continental Iron Works; Vallejo, Ca ................... Armed: Mare Island Navy Yard; San Francisco, Ca .............. Double-turreted .............. 4- 10" BLR .............. Scraped

1883 .............. Builder: Wm Cramo & Sons, Phildelphia, Pa ................... Armed: NY Navy Yard, Brooklyn, Ny .............. Double Turetrd .............. 4 - 10" BLR .............. Scrapped xxxx: USS CAMANCHE: .............. Builder: .............. Single Turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR ..............

1889 .............. Builder: ? San Francisco .............. Double-turreted .............. 2- 12" bLR .............. Scraped

1896 .............. Builder: Newport News Shpbld & Dd; Newport News, Va .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Renamed - 1900: (see USS OZARK)

USS CONNECTICUT: 1900 .............. Builder: Bath Iron Works; Bath, Me .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Renamed - 1901 (see USS NAVADA) ......... USS OZARK nc 1900 see USS ARKANSAS .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Scraped ......... USS WYOMING: 1900 .............. Builder: Union Iron Works; San Francisco, Ca .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Renamed - 1909; (see USS CHEYENNE)

USS FLORIDA 1901 .............. Builder: Crescent Shipyard; Elizabethport, NJ .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Renamed - 1908 (see USS TALAHASSEE)

nc 1901 see USS CONNECTICUT .............. Single turreted .............. 2 - 12" BLR .............. Renamed - 1909; (see USS TONOPAH) USS TALAHASSEE nc 1908 see USS FLORIDA .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Scraped

USS CHEYENNE nc 1909 see USS WYOMING .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Scraped ......... USS TONOPAH: nc 1909 see USS NAVADA .............. Single-turreted .............. 2- 12" BLR .............. Scraped

Spanish - American War Active Ships Roster Monitors: .... Old Navy (Civil War Era) (see begining of web page) ......... USS CANONICUS ......... USS CATSKILL ......... USS JASON ......... USS LEHIGH ......... USS MAHOPAC ......... USS MANHATTAN ......... USS MONTAUK ......... USS NAHANT ......... USS NANTUCKET ......... USS PASSAIC ......... ? ......... ? ......... ? ......... ? .... New Navy ......... USS MAINONOMOH ......... USS MONADNOCK ......... USS MONTEREY ......... USS PURITAN ......... USS TERROR NOT FOUND REFERENCE TO: ..... USS AMPHITRITE ..... USS CAMANCHE

1901 Active Ships; Coast Defense Monitors (7) ..... USS AMPHITRITE ..... USS CHEYENNE ..... USS MIANTONOMOH ..... USS MONADNOCK ..... USS MONTEREY ..... USS PURITAN ..... USS TERROR NOT FOUND REFERENCE TO: ..... USS OZARK

DECOMMISSIONINGS From Nov 1918 to July 1919 Two Monitors were off the active ship roster. From July 1919 to July 1920 Four additional Monitors were off the active ship roster. By July 1921 The last Monitor was off the active ship roster.