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{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Joseph Ballard Murdock|nick=Joseph B. Murdock|appt=17 May, 1904{{USOfficerReg1905|p. 12}}|end=14 October, 1905{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 12}}{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Joseph Ballard Murdock|nick=Joseph B. Murdock|appt=17 May, 1904{{USOfficerReg1905|p. 12}}|end=14 October, 1905{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 12}}{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Charles | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Charles Colwell|nick=John C. Colwell|appt=14 October, 1905{{USOfficerReg1906|p. 12}}|end=20 April, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 12}}{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Ashley Herman | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Banks Caperton|nick=William B. Caperton|appt=20 April, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 12}}|end=1908{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 12}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Henry Joseph Ziegemeier|nick=Henry J. Ziegemeier|appt=1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=James Phillips Parker|nick=James P. Parker|appt=1908{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 12}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Amon Bronson, Jr.|nick=Amon Bronson, Jr.|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Thomas Washington|nick=Thomas Washington|appt=22 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 14}}|end=15 March, 1913{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 14}}{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 14}}{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Ashley Herman Robertson|nick=Ashley H. Robertson|appt=15 March, 1913{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 14}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name= | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Henry Joseph Ziegemeier|nick=Henry J. Ziegemeier|appt=1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}|end=}} | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Martin Edward Trench|nick=Martin E. Trench|appt=29 May, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 16}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Amon Bronson, Jr.|nick=Amon Bronson, Jr.|appt=before 1 January, 1917{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Edward Blaine Fenner|nick=Edward B. Fenner|appt=19 June, 1918{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 14-15}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Nicholson Jeffers (b)|nick=William N. Jeffers|appt=30 May, 1923{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 16-17}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 16-17}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Henry Allen|nick=William H. Allen|appt=17 May, 1927{{USOfficerReg1928|p. 16}}|end=October, 1928{{USOfficerReg1929|p. 16}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Frank Charles Martin|nick=Frank C. Martin|appt=before 1 January, 1930{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 16, 17}}|end=}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 8 February 2022
| U.S.S. Denver (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | Cruiser No. 14[1] PG-28 (1920)[2] CL-16 (8 August, 1921)[3] |
| Builder: | Neafie & Levy[4] |
| Ordered: | Act of 3 March, 1899[5] |
| Laid down: | 8 Jun, 1900[6] |
| Launched: | 21 Jun, 1902[7] |
| Commissioned: | 17 May, 1904[8] |
| Decommissioned: | 14 Feb, 1931[9] |
| Sold[10]: | 13 Sep, 1933[11] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Denver was one of six Denver Class protected cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Construction
Denver was launched on 21 June, 1902 by Neafie & Levy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Miss R. W. Wright, daughter of the Mayor of Denver.
Service
Denver was commissioned on 17 May, 1904, with Commander Joseph B. Murdock in command.
Captains
- Commander Joseph B. Murdock, 17 May, 1904[12] – 14 October, 1905[13][Inference]
- Commander John C. Colwell, 14 October, 1905[14] – 20 April, 1907[15][Inference]
- Commander William B. Caperton, 20 April, 1907[16] – 1908[17][18]
- Commander James P. Parker, 1908[19][20]
- Commander Thomas Washington, 22 January, 1912[21] – 15 March, 1913[22][23][Inference]
- Commander Ashley H. Robertson, 15 March, 1913[24]
- Commander Henry J. Ziegemeier, 1914[25]
- Commander Martin E. Trench, 29 May, 1915[26]
- Commander Amon Bronson, Jr., before 1 January, 1917[27]
- Captain Edward B. Fenner, 19 June, 1918[28]
- Captain William N. Jeffers, 30 May, 1923[29] – after 1 January, 1925[30]
- Captain William H. Allen, 17 May, 1927[31] – October, 1928[32]
- Captain Frank C. Martin, before 1 January, 1930[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 449.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 16, 17.
Bibliography
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