USS Vincennes (CL-64)

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USS Vincennes (CL-64) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that served during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

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instanceOf Cleveland-class light cruiser
United States Navy warship
World War II cruiser
aircraftCarried floatplanes
aircraftFacilities stern catapults
armamentAA 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
40 mm Bofors guns
armamentPrimary 12 × 6 in/47 caliber guns
armamentSecondary 12 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
awarded battle stars for World War II service
beam 66 ft 4 in
builder Bethlehem Steel Company
builtAt Quincy, Massachusetts
commissionedOn 1944-01-21
conflict World War II
country United States
crewComplement approximately 1200 officers and enlisted
decommissionedOn 1946-09-10
displacementFullLoad 14000 long tons
displacementStandard 11000 long tons
draft 24 ft 7 in
fate sold for scrap
hullNumber CL-64
is third U.S. Navy ship named Vincennes
laidDownOn 1942-12-07
launchedOn 1943-07-17
length 610 ft 1 in
maximumSpeed 32.5 knots
namedAfter Battle of Vincennes
City of Vincennes, Indiana
linked to: Vincennes, Indiana
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Okinawa campaign
linked to: Battle of Okinawa

Philippine Sea operations
partOf Pacific Fleet
powerOutput 100000 shp
precededBy USS Vincennes (CA-44)
propulsion four shafts
oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role anti-aircraft screening ship
escort for fast carrier task forces
shipClass Cleveland class
shipType light cruiser
soldForScrapOn 1974-08-22
strickenOn 1969-10-01
theater Pacific Theater

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USS Vincennes (CA-44) successorNameReusedBy USS Vincennes (CL-64)
subject linked to: CA-44
USS Vincennes (CA-44) successor USS Vincennes (CL-64)