USS Cleveland (C-19)

	Philippine Islands, 14 January 1908.
History
United States
Name	Cleveland
Namesake	City of Cleveland, Ohio
Ordered	3 March 1899
Awarded	14 December 1899
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Cost	$1,041,650 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down	1 June 1900
Launched	28 September 1901
Sponsored by	Miss R. Hanna
Commissioned	2 November 1903
Decommissioned	1 November 1929
Reclassified	PG-33, 7 July 1920; CL-21, 8 August 1921;
Stricken	13 December 1929
Identification	Hull symbol: C-19; Hull symbol: PG-33; Hull symbol: CL-21;
Fate	Sold for scrap 7 March 1930, in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty, limiting naval armament
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Denver-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;
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean)
Installed power	6 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 21,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 2 × screws;
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph); 16.65 knots (30.84 km/h; 19.16 mph) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	30 officers 261 enlisted men
Armament	10 × Breech-loading rifles; 8 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns;
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)
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

Denver-class protected cruiser

.

Construction

She was launched 28 September 1901 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by "Miss R. Hanna" (probably Ruth Hanna McCormick), and commissioned 2 November 1903, with Commander William Henry Hudson Southerland in command.^[4]

Service history

The Cleveland cruised with the

Mare Island Navy Yard 1 August 1910. Decommissioned 3 August 1910, she was placed in second reserve 8 April 1912, and returned to full commission 31 August 1912.^[4]

The Cleveland alternated patrols in waters off Mexico and Central America with reserve periods at Mare Island Navy Yard between 1912 and 1917, protecting American lives and interests from the turmoil of revolution. On 31 March 1917, she arrived at Hampton Roads, and from 9 April to 22 June, patrolled from Cape Hatteras to Charleston. Assigned to escort convoys to a mid-ocean meeting point, the Cleveland made seven voyages between June 1917 and December 1918.^[4] In November 1919, Cleveland returned the body of former Salvadoran president Carlos Meléndez (who had died in New York in August 1919) to La Libertad, El Salvador.^[5]

Returning to patrols off Central and

Pacific Fleet once more from 16 February 1920, returning to Caribbean waters from time to time. She was reclassified CL-21 on 8 August 1921. During her continued service in the Caribbean and along the South American coasts, the Cleveland made courtesy calls, supported diplomatic activities, gave disaster relief, and represented American interests in troubled areas. She was decommissioned at Boston 1 November 1929, and sold for scrapping 7 March 1930 in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty limiting naval armament.^[4]

References

^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 60–67. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cleveland I (C-19)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^ "Presidentes de El Salvador – Don Carlos Melendez" [Presidents of El Salvador – Don Carlos Melendez]. casapres.gob (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

Bibliography

Sieche, Erwin F. (1990). "Austria-Hungary's Last Visit to the USA". Warship International. XXVII (2): 142–164.
ISSN 0043-0374
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of USS CLEVELAND (C 19/PG 33/CL 21) at NavSource Naval History

[ships14-1] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[haze-2] Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[ships21-3] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 60–67. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[DANFS-4] "Cleveland I (C-19)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

[5] "Presidentes de El Salvador – Don Carlos Melendez" [Presidents of El Salvador – Don Carlos Melendez]. casapres.gob (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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