USS Salem (CA-139)
Des Moines-class cruiser of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Salem.
USS Salem (CA-139) is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second ship of her class, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and the last remaining. She was decommissioned in 1959 after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She is open to the public as a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts.[1]
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USS Salem at Toulon, 18 June 1951 | |
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Name | Salem |
Namesake | Salem, Massachusetts |
Ordered | 14 June 1943 |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co.'s Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | 4 July 1945 |
Launched | 25 March 1947 |
Commissioned | 14 May 1949 |
Decommissioned | 30 January 1959 |
Stricken | 7 December 1991 |
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Honours and awards | See Awards |
Status | Museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts 42°14′39″N 70°58′12″W |
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Class and type | Des Moines-class heavy cruiser |
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Beam | 76 ft 6 in (23.32 m) |
Draft | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
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Speed | 33 kn (61 km/h) |
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Boats & landing craft carried | 2–4 × lifeboats |
Complement | 1,799 officers and enlisted |
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