USS San Francisco (C-5)
The first USS San Francisco (C-5/CM-2) was a steel protected cruiser in the United States Navy. She was later named Tahoe and then Yosemite, becoming the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Yosemite.
San Francisco was launched on 26 October 1889 at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Miss Edith W. Benham; and commissioned on 15 November 1890, Captain William T. Sampson in command.
Read more about USS San Francisco (C-5): Pre-Spanish-American War, Spanish-American War, Pre-World War I, World War I, Inter-war Period
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