USS Denver, name ship of a class of six 3200-ton protected cruisers, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was commissioned in May 1904 and operated in the Atlantic during the next three years. Among her activities during this time were a Midshipmen's training cruise to Maderia and the Azores and naval presence missions in the Caribbean area. In mid-1907, Denver steamed to the Philippines, via the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal, to join the Asiatic Fleet. She left the Far East at the beginning of 1910 and crossed the Pacific Ocean to the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, where she was laid up. The cruiser returned to active service in July 1912 as a unit of the Pacific Fleet. Until the United States entered World War I, Denver served along the west coast of North and Central America.
In April 1917 Denver transited the Panama Canal to begin wartime patrol and convoy duty in the Atlantic. Following the restoration of peace, she operated along the South American east coast until mid-1919 and then spent two years cruising in the eastern Pacific, western Atlantic and Caribbean. Denver was reclassified as a gunboat (PG-28) in July 1920, but returned to the cruiser category in August 1921 as CL-16. She transported the President of Liberia back to his country in mid-1922 and was thereafter active off Central America and the western side of South America. USS Denver was decommissioned in February 1931 and sold for scrapping in September 1933.
This page features selected views concerning USS Denver (Cruiser # 14, later PG-28 and CL-16).
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Photo #: NH 63593 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) In port, 7 October 1904. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 505 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 59933-A USS Denver (Cruiser # 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. Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 570 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-N-9282 USS Denver (Cruiser # 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. Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 495 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 71601 USS Denver (Cruiser # 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. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 525 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 67679 USS Denver (CL-16) Dressed with flags, probably during the 1920s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 76493 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Firing a salute at San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1905. Donation of Edward A. Mayer, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 410 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93063 USS Justin (1898-1915) Alongside USS Denver (Cruiser # 14), circa 1912-1915. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 440 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93068 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Men of the Second Division cleaning the ship, after coaling, circa 1913. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 96KB; 740 x 435 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93072 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Ship's racing boat crew celebrates with cigars after a victory, circa 1913. Note the coiled line and decorated broom and mop handles. Seaman Hubert C. Rickert is seated in center holding the mop, just to the right of the cigar box. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 465 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93069 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Galley force "at work", circa 1913. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 108KB; 740 x 475 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93065 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Steam gig tied up to one of the ship's boat booms, circa 1912-1915. The Sailor on board the boat is R.O. Mullens. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 440 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93075 USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Ship's shore patrol of Sailors and Marines, at Acapulco, Mexico, circa 1913. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93821-KN (color) USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) Souvenir pennant from the ship, circa 1913. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, donated by Daniel Rickert, 1982. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 46KB; 740 x 325 pixels |
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 7 October 2002
New image added 28 August 2007