Allied Warships

USS Denver (CL 58)

Light cruiser of the Cleveland class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeLight cruiser
ClassCleveland 
PennantCL 58 
Built byNew York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down26 Dec 1940 
Launched4 Apr 1942 
Commissioned15 Oct 1942 
End service7 Feb 1947 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 7 February 1947.
Stricken 1 March 1959.
Sold 29 February 1960 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Denver (CL 58)

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1Capt. Robert Bostwick Carney, USN15 Oct 1942???

2Capt. Robert Pearce Briscoe, USN< Oct 43???

3Capt. Albert MacQueen Bledsoe, USN< Oct 44???

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