USS Denver (CL-16)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Denver.
"CL-16" redirects here. 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.
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USS Denver (C-14), during the North Atlantic fleet review, 1905 | |
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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 |
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Stricken | 12 March 1931 |
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Fate | Sold, 13 September 1933 |
General characteristics (as built)[1][2] | |
Class and type | Denver-class protected cruiser |
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Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean) |
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Sail plan | Schooner |
Speed | |
Complement | 31 officers 261 enlisted men |
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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.[4] She was reclassified PG-28 in 1920 and CL-16 on 8 August 1921.