USS Denver (CL-58)

USS Denver (CL-58) circa December 1942
History
United States
Name	Denver
Namesake	City of Denver, Colorado
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Laid down	26 December 1940
Launched	4 April 1942
Sponsored by	Miss L. J. Stapleton
Commissioned	15 October 1942
Decommissioned	7 February 1947
Stricken	March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol:CL-58 Code letters:NADG
Honors and awards	11 × battle stars Navy Unit Commendation
Fate	Scrapped in 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Cleveland-class light cruiser
Displacement	11,744 long tons (11,932 t) (standard) 14,131 long tons (14,358 t) (max)
Length	610 ft 1 in (185.95 m) oa 608 ft (185 m)pp
Beam	66 ft 4 in (20.22 m)
Draft	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean) 25 ft (7.6 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × 634 psi Steam boilers 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × geared turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	1,255 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × triple 6 in (150 mm)/47 caliber Mark 16 guns 6 × dual 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber anti-aircraft guns 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 8 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 17 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Armor	Belt: 3+1⁄2–5 in (89–127 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm) Turrets: 1+1⁄2–6 in (38–152 mm) Conning Tower: 2+1⁄4–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × stern catapults
Service record
Operations:	World War II
Awards:	Navy Unit Commendation,11 × battle stars

USS Denver (CL-58) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser. Denver launched on 4 April 1942 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss L. J. Stapleton, daughter of the Mayor of Denver; and commissioned on 15 October 1942, Captain Robert Carney in command.^[1] It was the second ship named for the city of Denver, Colorado.