The Fifth USS Boston:  (1884), a protected protected cruiser and the second steel ship to be built in the U.S. commissioned in 1887, She was best known for her part in the Battle of Manila Bay and its subsequent capture during the Spanish-American War. Age caught up with her, and after well over a half a century of service was sunk in 1946 off the coast of California.
In this painting the cruiser is portrayed departing New York Harbor in the early 1890’s, the new Statue of Liberty in the background.
 
Please note that USS Boston is a popular term only;  technically speaking, American Colonial and United States ships of war did not carry the prefix USS until 1907.
 
Link: USS Boston Shipmates
From USS Boston Shipmates home page, click BOSTON Histories, then select ‘Cruiser 1887-1940’