U.S.S. Baltimore
CA-68
1943
(Neptun 1331)
- Class: Baltimore - 14 heavy cruisers of 1940-42
- Displacement: 13,600 tons
- Dimensions: 664(wl) 675(oa) x 71 x 20.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 120,000 = 33 knots
- Armament: 9-8"/55 (3x3), 12-5"/38 (6x2) DP, 48-40mm (12x4), 23-20mm AA guns
- Complement: 1,700
- Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Quincy MA
- Keel Laid: 26 May 1941
- Launched: 28 Jul 1942
- Commissioned: 15 Apr 1943 / 28 Nov 1951
- Decommissioned: 8 Jul 1946 / 31 May 1956
- Actions: Gilbert Is., Kwajalein, Truk raid, Eniwetok, Hollandia, Marianas, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Pacific raids 1944-45
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