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Revision as of 16:52, 3 November 2015

U.S.S. Des Moines (1902)
Hull Number: Cruiser No. 15[1]
PG-29 (7 July, 1920)[2]
CL-17 (8 August, 1921)
Builder: Fore River[3]
Ordered: Act of 3 March, 1899[4]
Laid down: 28 Aug, 1900[5]
Launched: 20 Sep, 1902[6]
Commissioned: 5 Mar, 1904[7]
Decommissioned: 9 Apr, 1921[8]
Sold[9]: 11 Mar, 1930[10]
Fate: Broken up
U.S.S. Des Moines was one of six Denver Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Des Moines was launched on 20 September, 1902 at Fore River, sponsored by Miss E. Macomber. She was commissioned on 5 March, 1904 under the command of Commander Alexander McCrackin.

Service

Captains

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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
  5. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
  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. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 12.
  12. Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
  13. Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
  14. Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
  15. Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
  16. Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
  17. Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
  18. Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
  19. Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
  20. Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
  21. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
  22. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
  23. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
  24. Register of Officers, 1914. p. 12.
  25. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 16.
  26. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 16.
  27. Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
  28. Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.

Bibliography


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