Corinto, Nicaragua
On August 4, at the recommendation of the Nicaraguan president, a landing force of 100 bluejackets was dispatched from "Annapolis" to the capital, Managua, to protect American citizens and guard the U.S. legation during the insurgency. On the east coast of Nicaragua, the (a protected cruiser from the American North Atlantic Fleet) was ordered to Bluefields, Nicaragua, where she arrived on August 6 and landed a force of 50 men to protect American lives and property. A force of 350 U.S. Marines shipped north on the collier from the Canal Zone and disembarked at Managua to reinforce the legation guard on August 15, 1912. Under this backdrop, "Denver" and seven other ships from the Pacific Fleet arrived at Corinto, Nicaragua, from late August to September 1912, under the command of Rear Admiral W.H.H. Southerland.