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USS Vincennes CA-44 |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
New Orleans |
Builder: |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
CA-44 |
Ordered: |
August 3, 1933 |
Commissioned: |
February 24, 1937 |
Keel Laid: |
January 2, 1934 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
May 21, 1936 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Aug. 9, 1942 by Japanese cruisers at the Battle of Savo Island. Location: South Pacific, 4 miles west southwest of Savo Island, Solomon Islands. 349 men lost. (Roll of Honor) |
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Page published Oct. 24, 2015 |