USS Columbia (CL-56)
USS Columbia |
|
Overview | |
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Type | Light cruiser |
Shipyard | |
Keel laying | August 18, 1940 |
Launch | December 17, 1941 |
1. Period of service | |
Commissioning | July 29, 1942 |
Decommissioning | November 30, 1946 |
Removed from ship register | February 18, 1959 |
Whereabouts | scrapped |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
10,160 ts |
length |
185.95 m |
crew |
1255 |
drive |
100,000 hp |
speed |
32.5 kn |
The USS Columbia (CL-56) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy . In 1941 the Columbia was launched . In 1946 it was decommissioned, in 1959 the Columbia was scrapped. The displacement was 10,160 ts. It was 185.95 m long.
Web links
Commons : USS Columbia (CL-56) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- History of USS Columbia (CL-56) in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ USS Columbia (CL-56) at navsource.org as of December 1, 2013