USS Des Moines (CL-17)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Des Moines |
| Builder: | Fore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched: | 20 September 1902 |
| Commissioned: | 5 March 1904 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 April 1921 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 11 March 1930 |
| 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 Des Moines (C-15/PG-29/CL-17) was a Denver-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Des Moines, Iowa.
Des Moines was launched on 20 September 1902 at the Fore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Miss E. Macomber; and commissioned on 5 March 1904, with Commander Alexander McCrackin in command.
She was designated PG-29 on 7 July 1920, and redesignated CL-17 on 8 August 1921.
Read more about USS Des Moines (CL-17): Service History