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Des Moines cruiser heralds new shipyard era and copper sheathing
Des Moines, named after Iowa capital, will be built at Fore River near Boston as part of six ship class with Denver Cleveland Chattanooga Galveston Tacoma. It features copper-sheathed hulls, reduced power and weight, long range, batteries of six inch and six pounder guns, multiple small arms, electric systems, two masted schooner rig, and a crew of 2 officers 268 with marines.
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Great Britain
United States
Des Moines
Denver
Cleveland
Chattanooga
Galveston
Tacoma
Fore River Ship & Engine Company
Boston
Lawrence
McDonough
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Quincy
Mass
Jules Verne
Begum
Albany
San Francisco
Manila
Nemo
Iowa
Frances West
Gov. Shaw
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Incinnati
Constructor
Hichborn
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Chase Escenre Concerers Vasecesnes
R. F
Nicholas J. Quirk