Corinto, Nicaragua
During the First Nicaraguan Campaign, "Denver" embarked multiple landing parties, the largest, a 120-man landing force under the command of Lieutenant Allen B. Reed landed at Corinto, Nicaragua, for duty ashore between 27 August and 26 October 1912 to secure the railway line running from Corinto to Managua and then south to Granada on the north shore of Lake Nicaragua. One officer and 24 men were landed from "Denver" at San Juan del Sur on the southern end of the Nicaraguan isthmus from 30 August to 6 September 1912, and from 11 to 27 September 1912 to protect the cable station, custom house and American interests. "Denver" remained at San Juan del Sur to relay wireless messages from the other navy ships to and from Washington until departing on 30 September, for patrol duty.