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U.S.S. TUSCALOOSA
(CA-37)BLACK WARRIOR
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CA-37 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1931 | - | Keel Date: 3 SEP 1931 at New York Shipbuilding Co. | ||
NOV | 1933 | - | Launch Date: 15 NOV 1933 | ||
AUG | 1934 | - | Commissioned: 17 AUG 1934 | ||
OCT | 1942 | - | DEC | 1945 | Philippine Liberation |
AUG | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 13 FEB 1946 |
CA-37 General Specifications
Class: New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
Named for: Tuscaloosa
Complement: 708 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9975 tons
Length: 574 feet
Beam: 61 feet 9 inches
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1959