USS Denver (CL-16)

History
USS Denver (C-14), during the North Atlantic fleet review, 1905
United States
Name:	Denver
Namesake:	City of Denver, Colorado
Ordered:	3 March 1899
Awarded:	14 December 1899
Builder:	Neafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost:	$1,080,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down:	28 June 1900
Launched:	21 June 1902
Sponsored by:	Miss R. W. Wright
Commissioned:	17 May 1904
Decommissioned:	14 February 1931
Reclassified:	PG-28, 17 July 1920 CL-16, 8 August 1921
Struck:	12 March 1931
Identification:	Hull symbol:C-14 Hull symbol:PG-28 Hull symbol:CL-16
Fate:	sold, 13 September 1933
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Denver-class protected cruiser
Displacement:	3,200 long tons (3,251 t) (standard) 3,514 long tons (3,570 t) (full load)
Length:	308 ft 9 in (94.11 m) oa 292 ft (89 m)pp
Beam:	44 ft (13 m)
Draft:	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean)
Installed power:	6 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 21,000 ihp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 2 × screws
Sail plan:	Schooner
Speed:	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) 16.75 knots (31.02 km/h; 19.28 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement:	31 officers 261 enlisted men
Armament:	10 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 caliber Mark 5 Breech-loading rifles 8 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns
Armor:	Deck: 2 ¹⁄₂ in (64 mm) (slope) ³⁄₁₆ in (4.8 mm) (flat) Shields: 1 ³⁄₄ in (44 mm)
General characteristics (1921)
Armament:	8 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 caliber Mark 5 breech-loading rifles 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 anti-aircraft gun 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns

For the sailboat see CL 16

USS Denver (C-14/PG-28/CL-16) was the lead ship of her class of protected cruisers in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Denver, the capital of Colorado.

Denver was launched on 21 June 1902 by Neafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia, sponsored by Miss R. W. Wright, daughter of Robert R. Wright, the mayor of Denver; and commissioned on 17 May 1904, with Commander Joseph Ballard Murdock in command. She was reclassified PG-28 in 1920 and CL-16 on 8 August 1921.

Between 15 July and 26 July 1904, Denver visited Galveston, Texas, where she was presented a gift of silver service from the people of Denver. She cruised in the Caribbean, investigating disturbances in Haiti, then returned to Philadelphia on 1 October. During the next two and a half years, she cruised the Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean, joining in target practice and other exercises, and protecting American interests from political disturbance in the West Indies. On 13 September 1906, a landing force consisting of 6 officers and 124 bluejackets and marines, under the command of Lt. Comdr. M.L. Miller, USN was landed from Denver at Havana, Cuba. This landing force returned on board on 14 September 1906. Crewmembers serving on Denver between 12 Sep 1906 and 2 October 1906 qualified for award of the Cuban Pacification Medal.

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