U.S.S. Vincennes
CA-44
1942
(Argonaut AR-287)
- Class: New Orleans - 7 heavy cruisers of 1929-33
- Displacement: 9,950 tons
- Dimensions: 578(wl) 588(oa) x 61.75 x 19.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 107,000 = 33 knots
- Armament: 9-8"/55 (3x3), 8-5"/25 (8x1) guns
- Complement: 1,050
- Builder: Bethlehem, Quincy, MA
- Keel Laid: 2 Jan 1934
- Launched: 21 May 1936
- Commissioned: 24 Feb 1937
- Actions: Doolittle raid, Midway, Guadalcanal-Tulagi. Sunk at Battle of Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942. Earned 2 Battle Stars.
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