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U.S.S. NASHVILLE
(CL-43)Click to view crew list
CL-43 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1935 | - | Keel Date: 24 JAN 1935 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden NJ | ||
OCT | 1937 | - | Launch Date: 2 OCT 1937 | ||
JUN | 1938 | - | Commissioned: 6 JUN 1938 | ||
MAY | 1942 | - | AUG | 1942 | Alaska |
DEC | 1942 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 DEC 1942 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 1945 | - | JAN | 1947 | West Pac |
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 24 JUN 1946 |
CL-43 General Specifications
Class: Brooklyn class light cruiser
Named for: Nashville
Complement: 868 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9475 tons
Length: 608 feet 4 inches
Beam: 61 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold to Chile 9 January 1951