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Photo # NH 416:  USS Boston dressed with flags and manning her yards, 29 April 1889

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USS Boston (1887-1946) -- Actions & Activities


This page features selected views of USS Boston's actions and activities.

For more views of, and related to, USS Boston, see:

  • USS Boston (1887-1946).


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    Photo #: NH 56551

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Two prints showing the cruiser's landing force drilling in riot tactics, in a "square" fighting formation, and in column of fours marching formation, 1888.
    Probably taken at the New York Navy Yard.
    Note these Sailors rifles, bayonets and military field gear.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 196KB; 690 x 640 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 416

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Dressed with flags and manning her yards during the Centennial Naval Parade in New York Harbor, 29 April 1889.
    The four-star flag of Admiral David Dixon Porter is flying from her mainmast peak.
    Photographed by Loeffler, Tomkinsville, Staten Island, New York.

    Donation of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC), 1933.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 142KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 334-KN (Color)

    USS Baltimore (Cruiser # 3) -- at right

    Chromolithograph by Armstrong & Company, after a watercolor by Fred S. Cozzens, published in "Our Navy -- Its Growth and Achievements", 1897.
    It depicts Baltimore departing New York harbor to carry the remains of John Ericsson to his native Sweden, in August 1890.
    At left, flying the Swedish flag at her forepeak and firing a salute, is USS Boston.

    Collection of Captain Glenn Howell, USN, 1974.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 490 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 61550

    The Squadron of Evolution
    ,
    Commanded by Rear Admiral John G. Walker

    At anchor in an East Coast port, 1889.
    Squadron flagship Chicago is in the left foreground. Astern of her are (from left to right): gunboat Yorktown, cruiser Boston and cruiser Atlanta.
    Photographed by E.H. Hart, New York.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 169KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 84528

    The Squadron of Evolution


    Cutter race among the crews of the Squadron's ships, in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 29 November 1889.
    The Squadron then consisted of the cruisers Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, gunboat Yorktown and despatch vessel Dolphin.

    Courtesy of Doctor Henry P. Walker, 1975.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 123KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 84527

    The Squadron of Evolution at sea under sail, circa 1889


    Photographed from the bridge of USS Chicago, the Squadron flagship. USS Boston and USS Atlanta are next astern, with USS Yorktown bringing up the rear.
    Note the brig rigs carried by Boston and Atlanta.

    Courtesy of Doctor Henry P. Walker, 1975.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 73387

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Steaming off San Francisco, California, circa 1892-1893.
    Photographed by Marceau, 826 Market St., San Francisco.

    Collection of Rear Admiral Wells L. Field, USN.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 118KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 56555

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Fine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph of the ship's landing force on duty at the Arlington Hotel, Honolulu, at the time of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, January 1893. Lieutenant Lucien Young, USN, commanded the detachment, and is presumably the officer at right.
    The original photograph is in the Archives of Hawaii. This halftone was published prior to about 1920.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 475 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 56520

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Steams out through the Golden Gate, California, late in 1895, en route to the western Pacific. During this three-and-a-half year deployment, Boston participated in the Battle of Manila Bay and other Spanish-American War activities.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 71839-KN (color)

    Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898

    Colored print after a painting by J.G. Tyler, copyright 1898 by P.F. Collier. Ships depicted in left side of print are (l-r): Spanish Warships Don Antonio de Ulloa, Castilla, and Reina Cristina. Those in right side are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore and USS Olympia.

    Collections of the Navy Department, purchased from Lawrence Lane, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 82KB; 1000 x 400 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 1256

    "The battle of Manila", 1 May 1898


    Contemporary halftone print after an artwork by W.G. Wood, originally reproducted by courtesy of F.A. Munsey. It depicts the Spanish ships at left (l-r): Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Reina Cristina. The Cavite batteries are in the center distance. At right are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore, USS Raleigh, USS Olympia and USS Concord.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 445 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 54472

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Ship's log page for the morning of 1 May 1898, covering the most active phase of the Battle of Manila Bay.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 85KB; 495 x 775 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 54473

    USS Boston
    (1887-1946)

    Ship's log page for the afternoon and evening of 1 May 1898, covering the later stages of the Battle of Manila Bay.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 71KB; 485 x 775 pixels

     

    For more views of, and related to, USS Boston, see:

  • USS Boston (1887-1946).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 1 February 2003
    New image added 23 March 2005