U.S.S. Denver (1902)

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U.S.S. Denver (1902)
Hull Number: Cruiser No. 14[1]
PG-28 (1920)[2]
CL-16 (8 August, 1921)[3]
Builder: Neafie & Levy[4]
Ordered: Act of 3 March, 1899[5]
Laid down: 8 Jun, 1900[6]
Launched: 21 Jun, 1902[7]
Commissioned: 17 May, 1904[8]
Decommissioned: 14 Feb, 1931[9]
Sold[10]: 13 Sep, 1933[11]
Fate: Broken up

U.S.S. Denver was one of six Denver Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Denver was launched on 21 June 1902 by Neafie & Levy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Miss R. W. Wright, daughter of the Mayor of Denver. She was commissioned on 17 May 1904, with Commander Joseph Ballard Murdock in command.

Service

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See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  2. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  3. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  4. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
  6. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  7. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  8. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  9. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  10. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  11. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.

Bibliography


Denver Class Protected Cruiser
  Denver Des Moines Chattanooga  
  Galveston Tacoma Cleveland  
<– New Orleans Class Minor Cruisers (US) Chester Class –>


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