There was also a USS Montgomery in the Spanish-American War which also was still afloat during World War I, although it did not see action.
From Wikipedia.
The 4th USS Montgomery (C-9) was the lead ship of its class and what was termed an unprotected cruiser It served during two wars and was named after the capital city of Alabama.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
BUILDER: Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co. of Baltimore, Md.
COST: $1,037,923 (Hull and Machinery)
COMMISSIONED: 21 June 18 1894
DECOMMISSIONED: 16 May 1918
LENGTH: 269 feet 10 inches
BEAM: 37 feet
DRAFT: 14 feet 6 inches
SPEED: 17 knots
COMPLEMENT: 30 officers, 249 enlisted
ARMAMENT:
Two 6-inch guns
Eight 5-inch guns
Six 6-pounder guns
Two 1-pounder guns
Two Gatling guns
Three 18-inch torpedo tubes
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