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U.S.S. DES MOINES
(CA-134)DAISY MAE
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CA-134 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CA-134 Shellback Initiation | Add a CA-134 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 28 MAY 1945 at Bethlehem Steel Company | ||
| SEP | 1946 | - | Launch Date: 27 SEP 1946 | ||
| OCT | 1946 | - | MAR | 1947 | Antarctic Circle |
| NOV | 1948 | - | Commissioned: 16 NOV 1948 | ||
| AUG | 1949 | - | JAN | 1950 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1952 | - | Mediterranean = please enter exact dates for each cruise | ||
| SEP | 1953 | - | FEB | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1953 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 SEP 1953 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1958 | - | JUL | 1961 | Mediterranean - 6th Fleet Flag Ship |
| JUL | 1958 | - | SEP | 1959 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1958 | - | SEP | 1958 | Lebanon |
| SEP | 1958 | - | SEP | 1959 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| DEC | 1958 | - | NOV | 1960 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1959 | - | APR | 1961 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1959 | - | SEP | 1959 | Mediterranean |
| DEC | 1959 | - | DEC | 1959 | President Dwight D. Eisenhower Visit while achored off Athens Greece |
| JUL | 1961 | - | Decommissioned: 6 JUL 1961 | ||
CA-134 General Specifications
Class: Des Moines-class heavy cruiser
Named for: Des Moines
Complement: 1799 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 17000 tons
Length: 716 feet 6 inches
Beam: 76 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 33 knots
Range: 10 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Broken up