U.S.S. Wichita
CA-45
1940
(Neptun 1332)
- Class: Wichita - 1 heavy cruiser of 1934
- Displacement: 10,000 tons
- Dimensions: 600(wl) 608.25(oa) x 61.75 x 19.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 100,000 = 34 knots
- Armament: 9-8"/55 (3x3), 8-5"/38 (8x1) DP guns, 8-.50cal MG; 4 aircraft
- Complement: 1,100
- Builder: Philadelphia Navy Yard
- Keel Laid: 28 Oct 1935
- Launched: 16 Nov 1937
- Commissioned: 16 Feb 1939
- Decommissioned: 3 Feb 1947
- Stricken: 1 Mar 1959
- Actions: N. Africa, Attu, Kwajalein, Truk raid, Hollandia, Marianas, Palau, Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, Pacific raids 1944-45
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