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USS Des Moines (CA-134)

Warship - USS Des Moines (CA-134) - Cruiser
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NameUSS Des Moines (CA-134)
NationalityUnited States (Details)
PeriodCold War
Pennant/DesignationCA-134
TypeCruiser
SubTypeHeavy Cruiser
Warship ClassDes Moines (Details)
Year Launched1946
Year Commisioned1948
Last Year Active1991
StatusScrapped
Source of TextTroveStar
Credit Linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wichita_(CA-45)



History: The USS Des Moines (CA-134), the second ship of that name in the United States Navy, was the lead ship of a class of heavy cruisers. Des Moines was launched 27 September 1946 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. E. T. Meredith, Jr.; and commissioned 16 November 1948, Captain A. D. Chandler in command. She became the first of her class to mount the semi-automatic Mark 16 8 inch turrets [1] and carry the new Sikorsky HO3S-1 utility helicopters in place of seaplanes. She was named after the capital of the state of Iowa.
Class:
The Des Moines-class cruisers were a trio of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers commissioned in 1948 and 1949. They were the last of the all-gun heavy cruisers, exceeded in size in the American navy only by the Alaska-class cruisers that straddled the line between heavy cruiser and battlecruiser. Two were decommissioned by 1961, but one, Newport News (CA-148), served until 1975. Salem (CA-139) is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts; the other two ships were scrapped.
Nationality:
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.
Item created by: gdm on 2019-04-09 02:39:44. Last edited by gdm on 2022-08-30 19:56:45

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