| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Galveston |
| Builder: | William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia |
| Laid down: | 19 January 1901 |
| Launched: | 23 July 1903 |
| Commissioned: | 15 February 1905 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 September 1930 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1930 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 13 September 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Denver class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,200 long tons (3,251 t) |
| Length: | 308 ft 10 in (94.13 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 339 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | • 10 × 5 in (130 mm) guns • 8 × 6-pounder guns • 2 × 1-pounder guns • 4 × .30 caliber machine guns |
USS Galveston (C-17/PG-31/CL-19) was a Denver-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Galveston, Texas.
Galveston was laid down 19 January 1901 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; launched 23 July 1903; sponsored by Miss Ella Sealey; and commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 15 February 1905, Commander William Gifford Cutler in command.