Editing USS Newark (C-1) (section)

===Refits===
In 1898 ''Newark''{{'}}s 6-inch guns were converted to [[quick-firing gun|rapid firing]].<ref name=Register1/> She was rebuilt in 1901–02 with [[6"/40 caliber gun|{{convert|6|in|adj=on|0}}/40]] caliber Mark 3 guns,<ref name=Conways1/><ref name=NavWeaps1/> with the secondary armament augmented or replaced by six [[3"/50 caliber gun|{{convert|3|in|adj=on|0}}/50 caliber guns]].<ref name=Register1/> The 3-inch guns were removed in 1908, and all armament was removed prior to her service as a [[hospital ship]] beginning in 1913.<ref name=Register1/>