Visiting Naples, Italy in 1963
Photo made by Willem van de Poll, 1963, Beeldbank Nationaal Archief. CC Attribution-ShareAlike
Laid down at the shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 30 June 1941, launched while sponsored by Mrs. Maurice J. Tobin on 26 August 1942, commissioned on 30 June 1943, fitted out with guided missiles reclassified CAG-1 on 4 January 1952, reclassified as a heavy cruiser attack CA-69 in May 1968, decommissioned on 5 May 1970, stricken on 4 January 1974 and finally sold to be broken up on 28 March 1975 which was completed a year later.
With a displacement of 13.600 tons were her dimensions 205,21 x 21,89 x 8,18 metres or 67’3”x 71’10’ x 26’10”. Her crew numbered as a heavy cruiser attack 142 men. Speed 33 knots. Her original armament consisted of 9-20,3cm/8” guns and 12-12,7cm/5” guns. As a heavy cruiser attack consisted her armament of 6-20,3cm/8” guns, 10-12,7cm/5“ guns, 12-7,6cm/3” guns and 2x2 rail Terrier Sam launcher.
