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U.S.S. MANCHESTER
(CL-83)MIGHTY MAN
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CL-83 Deployments - Major Events
Add a CL-83 Shellback Initiation | Add a CL-83 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 25 SEP 1944 at Bethlehem Steel Corporation | ||
MAR | 1946 | - | Launch Date: 5 MAR 1946 | ||
OCT | 1946 | - | Commissioned: 29 OCT 1946 | ||
AUG | 1951 | - | JUN | 1953 | SHELL BACK |
APR | 1955 | - | JAN | 1956 | West Pac |
JUN | 1956 | - | Decommissioned: 27 JUN 1956 |
CL-83 General Specifications
Class: Cleveland-class cruiser
Complement: 992 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 10000 tons
Length: 610 feet 1 inches
Beam: 66 feet 4 inches
Draft: 25 feet
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1960