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USS Galveston (CL-19)
Denver-class cruiser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Galveston (C-17/PG-31/CL-19) was a Denver-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Galveston, Texas.
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![]() USS Galveston (CL-19) underway soon after completion, c. 1905. Note that her topmasts are partially lowered. | |
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Name | Galveston |
Namesake | City of Galveston, Texas |
Ordered | 3 March 1899 |
Awarded | 14 December 1899 |
Builder | William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia |
Cost | $1,027,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)($32,199,420 in 2021 dollars) |
Laid down | 19 January 1901 |
Launched | 23 July 1903 |
Sponsored by | Miss Ella Sealey |
Commissioned | 15 February 1905 |
Decommissioned | 2 September 1930 |
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Stricken | 1 November 1930 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 13 September 1933 |
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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 |
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Complement | 30 officers 261 enlisted men |
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Galveston was laid down 19 January 1901 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; launched 23 July 1903; sponsored by Miss Ella Sealey; and commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 15 February 1905.[4]