USS Cleveland (C-19)

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

USS Cleveland (C-19), in Dewey, floating dry dock, Olongapo Naval Station, Philippine Islands, 14 January 1908.
History
United States
NameCleveland
NamesakeCity of Cleveland, Ohio
Ordered3 March 1899
Awarded14 December 1899
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Cost$1,041,650 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down1 June 1900
Launched28 September 1901
Sponsored byMiss R. Hanna
Commissioned2 November 1903
Decommissioned1 November 1929
Reclassified
  • PG-33, 7 July 1920
  • CL-21, 8 August 1921
Stricken13 December 1929
Identification
FateSold for scrap 7 March 1930, in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty, limiting naval armament
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 Cleveland (C-19/PG-33/CL-21) was a United States Navy Denver-class protected cruiser.

  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.