USS Galveston (CL-19)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Galveston.

USS Galveston (CL-19) underway soon after completion, c. 1905. Note that her topmasts are partially lowered.
History
United States
NameGalveston
NamesakeCity of Galveston, Texas
Ordered3 March 1899
Awarded14 December 1899
BuilderWilliam R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia
Cost$1,027,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)($32,199,420 in 2021 dollars)
Laid down19 January 1901
Launched23 July 1903
Sponsored byMiss Ella Sealey
Commissioned15 February 1905
Decommissioned2 September 1930
Reclassified
  • PG-31, 17 July 1920
  • CL-19, 8 August 1921
Stricken1 November 1930
Identification
FateSold for scrapping, 13 September 1933
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
Class and typeDenver-class protected cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,200 long tons (3,251 t) (standard)
  • 3,514 long tons (3,570 t) (full load)
Length
  • 308 ft 9 in (94.11 m) oa
  • 292 ft (89 m)pp
Beam44 ft (13 m)
Draft15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planSchooner
Speed
  • 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
  • 16.65 knots (30.84 km/h; 19.16 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement30 officers 261 enlisted men
Armament
Armor
  • Deck: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) (slope)
  • 3⁄16 in (4.8 mm) (flat)
  • Shields: 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm)
General characteristics (1921)[2][3]
Armament
  • 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 caliber Mark 5 breech-loading rifles
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 anti-aircraft gun
  • 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns
  • 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 60–67. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Galveston I (Cruiser No. 17)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.