USS Denver (CL-16)
USS Denver during the North Atlantic fleet review, 1905 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Denver |
| Builder: | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Launched: | 21 June 1902 |
| Commissioned: | 17 May 1904 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 February 1931 |
| Reclassified: | PG-20, 1920 CL-16, 8 August 1921 |
| Fate: | Sold, 13 September 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Denver class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,200 long tons (3,251 t) |
| Length: | 308 ft 10 in (94.13 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 339 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 10 × 5 in (130 mm) guns |
USS Denver (C-14/PG-28/CL-16) was the lead ship of her class of protected cruisers in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Denver, the capital of Colorado.
Denver was launched on 21 June 1902 by Neafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Miss R. W. Wright, daughter of the Mayor of Denver; and commissioned on 17 May 1904, with Commander Joseph Ballard Murdock in command. She was reclassified PG-28 in 1920 and CL-16 on 8 August 1921.
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