USS Birmingham CL-62

Type:
Cruiser
Class:
Cleveland
Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company
Newport News, Virginia
Hull Number:
CL-62
Ordered:
N/A
Commissioned:
January 29, 1943
Keel Laid:
February 17, 1941
Decommissioned:
January 7, 1947
Launched:
March 20, 1942
Stricken:
March 1, 1959
Fate:
Sold Nov. 12, 1959 to NASSCO, Treasure Island, California and scrapped.


Class Overview
Builder's Data
Page published Feb. 7, 2011