The second USS Colorado (ACR-7), also referred to "Armored Cruiser No. 7", and later renamed Pueblo (CA-7), was a United States Navy

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 Pennsylvania-class

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 armored cruiser

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She was launched on 25 April 1903 by William Cramp and Sons

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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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; sponsored by Miss C. M. Peabody, and commissioned on 19 January 1905, Captain

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 D. Kennedy in command.

Pre-World War I

Joining the Atlantic Fleet

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 on 11 October 1905, Colorado trained and took part in drills along the east coast and in the Caribbean

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 — as well as participating in ceremonies — until 7 September 1906, when she sailed for duty on the Asiatic Station. After cruising to Japan

Japan

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 and China

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 to represent American interests in the Far East

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, she returned to the west coast on 27 September 1907 for exercises along the California

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n and Mexican

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 coasts, in the Hawaiian Islands

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, and off Central and South America. She served again in the Far East from September 1909-February 1910. Ceremonial visits and receptions for dignitaries highlighted the next two years, and from November 1911-July 1912, Colorado returned to the Far East for duty. Between August and November, she sailed to land and support expeditionary troops at Corinto, Nicaragua

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, then patrolled Mexican waters until placed in reduced commission at Puget Sound Navy Yard on 17 May 1913.

Once more in full commission from 9 February-26 September 1915, she continued on active duty as flagship

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 of the Pacific Reserve Fleet, patrolling in Mexican waters during the revolution and then returned to reserve status.

World War I

She was renamed Pueblo (CA-7) on 9 November 1916 while in overhaul, after which she returned to Mexico, to blockade interned German

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 ships. She returned to full commission upon the entry of the United States into World War I

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, and as flagship of the Scouting Force patrolled the South Atlantic, protecting shipping, paying diplomatic calls to South American ports, and preventing the sailing of German and Austria

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n ships interned at Bahia

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, Brazil

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. Pueblo returned to Norfolk, Virginia

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 on 18 January 1918, and from 5 February-16 October made seven voyages to escort convoy

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s carrying men and supplies to England. After carrying the Brazilian ambassador to the United States to Rio de Janeiro

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, she returned to transatlantic duty, making six voyages between Hoboken

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 and Brest, France

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, to bring veterans of the American Expeditionary Force

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 home. She arrived at Philadelphia on 8 August 1919 and was placed in reduced commission until decommissioned on 22 September. In commission for the last time from 2 April 1921-28 September 1927, Pueblo served as receiving ship in the 3rd Naval District. She was scrapped on 2 October 1930.