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USS DENVER (C-14/PG-28/CL-16)

CLASS - Denver
Displacement 3,200 Tons, Dimensions, 308' 9" (oa) x 44' x 17' 3" (Max)
Armament 10 x 5"/50, 8 x 6pdr, 2 x 1pdr.
Armor, 1 3/4" Sheilds, 2 1/2" Deck.
Machinery, 4,700 IHP; 2 Vertical, Inverted, Triple Expansion Engines, 2 screws
Speed, 16.5 Knots, Crew 339.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 28 JUN 1900 by Neafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, PA
Launched on 21 JUN 1902
Commissioned 17 MAY 1904
Decommissioned 12 MAR 1910
Commissioned 15 JUL 1912
Reclassified in 07 JUL 1920 as PG-28
Reclassified on 8 AUG 1921 as CL-16
Decommissioned 14 FEB 1931
Stricken 12 MAR 1931
Fate: Sold 13 SEP 1933

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Denver 108k

USS Denver (C-14) In port, 7 October 1904.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 63593.

USNHC/Fred Weiss
Denver 126k

USS Denver (C-14) underway during the North Atlantic Fleet review in 1905. Photographed by the Burr McIntosh Studio. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Rodgers Collection.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 59933-A.

USHNC/Fred Weiss
Denver 84k

USS Denver (C-14) Firing a salute at San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1905. Donation of Edward A. Mayer, 1969.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 76493.

USHNC/Fred Weiss
Denver 87k

USS Denver (C-14) Dressed with flags for a holiday or other special occasion, circa the nineteen-teens.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-9282.

National Archives/Fred Weiss
Denver 120k

USS Denver (C-14) Drydocked at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, on 5 February 1918. Note that the ship's hull is sheathed and coppered at and below the waterline, to reduce the need for drydocking while operating on distant stations.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 71601.

USNHC/Fred Weiss
Denver 89k

USS Denver (CL-16) Dressed with flags, probably during the 1920s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 67679.

USNHC/Fred Weiss

USS DENVER (C-14/PG-28/CL-16) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship

Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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