Editing USS Newark (C-1) (section)

===North & South Atlantic, 1891–1897===
''Newark'' operated off the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast for ten months, taking part in maneuvers and exercises until detached on 8 December at [[Norfolk Navy Yard]].  There she remained, undergoing post-shakedown overhaul until being assigned on 11 March 1892 to the [[North Atlantic Squadron]] and sailing on 14 March for the [[West Indies]]. The cruiser operated in [[Caribbean]] waters and off the lower east coast, showing the flag in West Indies ports until returning to Norfolk on 5 June where she was made [[flagship]] of Rear Admiral [[Andrew E. K. Benham]], Commander of the newly formed [[South Atlantic Squadron]], on 25 June.<ref name=DANFS />

She departed on 17 July for [[Cádiz]], [[Spain]] to participate in the ceremonies commemorating the 400th Anniversary of [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]]' sailing.  Arriving on 30 July, she remained until 2 August then sailed for [[Genoa]], Columbus' birthplace, arriving one month later to continue the celebration.  Putting out from Genoa on 25 August, ''Newark'' cruised the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Adriatic]], visiting many ports until arriving on 11 February 1893 at Cádiz to take in tow a full size reproduction of [[caravel]] ''[[Niña (ship)|Niña]]'' and sailing on 18 February for home. Transferred to the [[Naval Review]] Fleet for temporary duty on 1 March, the cruiser arrived at [[Havana]] on 21 March, parting with ''Niña'' there, thence sailing to [[Hampton Roads]] and [[New York (state)|New York]] where she picked up the caravel once more and proceeded down the [[St. Lawrence River]] to [[Quebec]], leaving the little ship there on 11 June and returning to Norfolk on 22 June.<ref name=DANFS />

''Newark'' next sailed on 20 September, this time for [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], to protect American interests, arriving on 20 October and remaining until 1 April 1894.  The warship then operated off the [[South America]]n coast with the South Atlantic Squadron, making one cruise to [[South Africa]] from August to October 1894 and another the same time the following year, before returning to Norfolk on 27 April 1896. Assigned to the [[North Atlantic Station]] on 4 May, she joined her squadron at New York 25 June and engaged in patrol duty and exercises off the southeastern coast until decommissioning at Norfolk 6 March 1897.<ref name=DANFS />