USS Columbia (CL-56)

USS Columbia
Overview
Type	Light cruiser
Shipyard	New York Shipbuilding
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

1. ↑ USS Columbia (CL-56) at navsource.org as of December 1, 2013