USS Galveston (C-17/PG-31/CL-19) was a 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.
Service history
1905–1918
Galveston departed Norfolk on 10 April 1905 for Galveston, Texas, where on 19 April she was presented a silver service by citizens of her namesake city. Returning to the East Coast on 3 May, she departed New York on 18 June for Cherbourg, France, where she arrived on 30 June and took part in the ceremonies commemorating the return of the remains of John Paul Jones to the U.S. Naval Academy, reaching Annapolis on 22 July.