USS Denver (CL-16)
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Miss R. W. Wright, daughter of 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…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Miss R. W. Wright, daughter of 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 2 years, she cruised the Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean, joining in target practice and other exercises, and protecting American interests from politicaldisturbance in the West Indies.