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Part of Brooklyn-class St. Louis-subclass preceded by Omaha-class succeeded by Atlanta-class. Penannt CL-49. Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, USA on 10 December 1936, launched on 15 April 1938, commissioned on 13 May 1939, decommissioned on 20 June 1946, stricken on 22 January 1951, sold to Brazil on 29 January 1951, renamed Almirante Tamandaré, decommissioned on 28 June 1976, stricken the same year and sunk while towed underway from Rio de Janeiro towards Taiwan where she was to be broken up on 24 August 1980.
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