What about a version for a convoy escort instead giving a three stack if one is an auxiliary. I'm hesitant bumping the US AA anymore when I think about it regarding a gunnery boost.
"That's right son, join the navy. Get behind a bloody big gun and knock the hell out of somebody"
"We went out, got our arses kicked, then came back again"
Are we 100% tied to the Denver? If not, there is another Cleveland Class Cruiser that has a ton of flavor, but we will have to male it a operational name.
Battle of Formosa USS Houston 😁
Took 2 Torpedoes, and was towed back with USS Canberra by other cruisers. Was initially used as a decoy force to lure planes away from other important ships...