U.S.S. Louisville
CA-28
1945
(Neptun 1335b)
- Class: Northampton - 6 heavy cruisers of 1924
- Displacement: 9,000 tons (standard); 11,420 tons (full load)
- Dimensions: 582 (wl) 600.25 (oa) x 66.25 x 16.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 107,000 = 32.5 knots
- Armament: 9-8"/55 (3x3), 8-5"/25 (8x1), 28-40mm (5x4+4x2), 16-20mm (4x2+8x1) AA guns; 3 aircraft
- Complement: 617
- Builder: Puget Sound Navy Yard
- Keel Laid: 4 Jul 1928
- Launched: 1 Sep 1930
- Commissioned: 15 Jan 1931
- Actions: Attu, Kwajalein, Hollandia, Saipan, Guam, Leyte Gulf, Pacific raids 1942-44, damaged by Kamikaze off Luzon (5 Jan 1945), Okinawa
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