USS Montgomery (C-9)
The fourth USS "Montgomery" (C-9), the lead ship of her class, was an unprotected cruiser in the United States Navy authorized in the Naval Appropriations Act of September 7, 1888. "Montgomery" served during the Spanish–American War and in World War I and was named for Montgomery, Alabama. "Montgomery" was launched 5 December 1891 by Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Miss Sophia Smith; and commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard 21 June 1894, Commander Charles Henry Davis Jr. in command. Service history. Assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron, the new cruiser operated along the eastern seaboard  and in the Caribbean. During the Spanish–American War, she cruised near Cuba and Haiti in April 1898 and in May joined the blockade of Havana. She took two prizes, "Lorenzo" and "Frasquito", 5 May, and shelled the Spanish forts a week later. On 13 June a 280mm Krupp gun at the Santa Clara Battery fired on "Montgomery", at a range of 9,000 meters, apparently without effect. In April 1899 "Montgomery" transferred to the South Atlantic Squadron and operated along the Atlantic coast of South America . In July 1900 she was import Urgaguy with CDR JohnMerrill as her Commanding  Officer. (US Census 2 July 1900, lists crew members.) She returning to the United States and decommissioning at New York City 15 September 1900. Recommissioned 15 May 1902, she was assigned to the Caribbean Division, North Atlantic Squadron, and operated in the West Indies until decommissioning at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 September 1904. "Montgomery" recommissioned 2 January 1908 and operated in the 5th Naval District as a torpedo experimental ship. From 1914 to 1918 she served with the Maryland Naval Militia. Renamed "Anniston" 14 March 1918, she was assigned to Division 2, American Patrol Detachment, for patrol and escort duty along  the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Decommissioning at Charleston, South Carolina, 16 May 1918, "Anniston" was struck from the Navy list 25 August 1919 and sold 14 November 1919.