USS Galveston
Cruiser No. 17, "Peace Cruiser"
Length: 309 feet. Breadth: 44 feet. Mean Draft: 16 feet. Displacement: 3,200 tons. Machinery: Babcock Boilers, Vertical triple-expansion, two sets, twin shaft 4,984 IHP. Speed: 16.41 knots. Coal Bunker Capacity: 467 tons normal, 741 tons maximum. Cruising range 7,000 miles at 10 kts. Batteries: Main Battery: ten 5 inch, 50 cal. model 1899 guns, Secondary Battery: eight 6 pounders, two 1 pounder landing guns, four .30 cal Machineguns. Armor: Harvey-nickel 2 1/2" Decks (on slopes) 1/4" on flat. Hull was sheathed with pine and coppered for long service in tropical waters. Complement: 339. Built by: William R. Trigg, Richmond, VA Launched: July 23, 1903. Class: Denver. Six ships in this class of "peace cruisers" featuring endurance over armament and protection. Hull was sheathed with pine and coppered for long service in tropical waters. Construction problems caused her to be towed to Norfolk for completion at the Navy Yard. All ships in this class were remarkably good sea boats.
Originally the USS Galveston was listed as Cruiser Number 17. On 8 August 1921, she was reclassified CL-19.
