Denver
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Cleveland-class Light Cruiser |
| Builder Name | New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ |
| Launched | 4 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Oct 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 7 Feb 1947 |
| Displacement | 10,000 tons standard |
| Length | 610 feet |
| Beam | 67 feet |
| Draft | 20 feet |
| Speed | 33 knots |
| Crew | 992 |
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| 16 Oct 1942 | Denver was commissioned into service. |
| 7 Feb 1947 | Denver was decommissioned from service. |
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29 Jul 2008 09:39:19 AM
Do you know if the USS Denver ship toked part at the World War II in the Gela gulf in the 1943 while George Patton was in command?