USS Charmian II
Charmian II was an express cruiser owned by C. Huges Manly of Baltimore built in Annapolis, Maryland by Chance Marine Construction Company and in September 1915 thought by boating observers after trials to be perhaps the fastest cruiser in her class in the United States. The 59 ft (18.0 m) cruiser was the largest V-bottom cruiser at the time. Manly was a member of both the Baltimore Yacht Club and Maryland Motor Boat Club with Charmian II a part of both fleets.
Charmian II was built in 1915 with the overall design by Lewis R. Baker of Baltimore. The cruiser is noted as one of the vessels assigned official numbers and signals by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation for the week ended June 5, 1915. Lloyd's Register 1917 gives dimensions as 58 ft 4 in (17.8 m) length overall and at the waterline, 10 ft 11 in (3.3 m) beam, depth of 6 ft (1.8 m) and 3 ft (0.91 m) draft. The cruiser was registered for 1920 with U.S. Official Number 213321, at 23 GRT, 15 NRT, 52.8 ft (16.1 m) registry length, 10.9 ft (3.3 m) beam, 6 ft (1.8 m) depth, with 300 indicated horsepower and two crew.
The cruiser was powered by two 8 cylinder, 150 horsepower Sterling gasoline engines located, along with...
Charmian II was built in 1915 with the overall design by Lewis R. Baker of Baltimore. The cruiser is noted as one of the vessels assigned official numbers and signals by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation for the week ended June 5, 1915. Lloyd's Register 1917 gives dimensions as 58 ft 4 in (17.8 m) length overall and at the waterline, 10 ft 11 in (3.3 m) beam, depth of 6 ft (1.8 m) and 3 ft (0.91 m) draft. The cruiser was registered for 1920 with U.S. Official Number 213321, at 23 GRT, 15 NRT, 52.8 ft (16.1 m) registry length, 10.9 ft (3.3 m) beam, 6 ft (1.8 m) depth, with 300 indicated horsepower and two crew.
The cruiser was powered by two 8 cylinder, 150 horsepower Sterling gasoline engines located, along with...
