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USS DES MOINES (C 15/PG 29/CL 17)

CLASS - Denver
Displacement 3,200 Tons, Dimensions, 309' 10" (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 AUG 1900 by Fore River Ship and Engine Co., Quincy, MA
Launched 20 SEP 1902
Commissioned 05 MAR 1904
Reclassified PG 29 07 JUL 1920
Decommissioned 09 APR 1921
Reclassified on 08 AUG 1921 as CL 17
Stricken 13 DEC 1929
Fate: Sold for scrap 11 MAR 1930
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By And/Or Copyright
3.7m Article on the Christining of the Des Moines from the September 30, 1901 Minneapolis Journal. Michael Mohl
860k News article on the launching of the Des Moines from the September 21, 1902 Washington Times Michael Mohl
Des Moines 196k Post card photo of the USS Des Moines. Caption of the card reads: USS Des Moines at anchor, Tompkinsville, N.Y. Post card published by the American News Company New York. Darryl Baker
Commanding Officers
Name/Rank Final Rank Dates
McCrackin, Alexander, CDR   03/05/1904 -
Halsey, CDR   1906
Caperton, William Banks, CAPT ADM 1908 - 1909
Luby, John Fraser, CDR   04/01/1910
Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, CDR RADM 01/1914 - 10/23/1914
Blakely, John Russell Young, CDR   10/23/1914 - 1915

(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)

View USS Des Moines (C 15) Library of Congress Images
USS DES MOINES (C 15/PG 29/CL 17) 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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