From Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships online:
Displacement: 3,200 t.
Length: 308’10”
Beam: 44’
Draft: 15’9”
Speed: 16 k.
Complement: 339
Armament: 10 5”
Class: DENVER
The first CLEVELAND (C-19), a protected cruiser, was
launched 28 September 1901 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine;
sponsored by Miss R. Hanna; and commissioned 2 November
1903, Commander W. H. H. Southerland in command.
CLEVELAND cruised with the European Squadron, in West
Indian and Cuban waters, along the east coast between
Hampton Roads and Boston, and on a midshipmen training
cruise until 17 May 1907. She then sailed from New York via
Gibraltar, Port Said, Aden, Colombo and Singapore to Cavite,
arriving 1 August 1907. After 3 years on the Asiatic
station, CLEVELAND returned to 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.
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, Va., and from 9 April to 22
June, patrolled from Cape Hatteras to Charleston. Assigned
to escort convoys to a mid-ocean meeting point, CLEVELAND
made seven such voyages between June 1917 and December 1918.
Returning to patrols off Central and South America,
CLEVELAND was assigned to the 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, 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
Treaty limiting naval armament.
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