USS Richmond (CL-9)
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| Shipyard | William Cramp and Sons , Philadelphia | |
| Keel laying | February 16, 1920 | |
| Launch | September 29, 1921 | |
| Commissioning | July 2, 1923 | |
| Whereabouts | Decommissioned in 1946 | |
The USS Richmond (CL-9) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy . It is the third American ship named after the city of Richmond, Virginia . Laid down on February 16, 1920 at William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia , launched on September 29, 1921 and commissioned on July 2, 1923, the ship took part in World War II , mainly in the Aleutian region and from 1944 onwards , the Kuril Islands . On March 27, 1943, the Richmond took part in the naval battle of the Komandorski Islands .
After the Pacific War , the obsolete ship was decommissioned on January 21, 1946 and sold for dismantling in the same year.
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