CA-26

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CA-26 was the hull classification symbol for USS Northampton, a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during the early years of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship
heavy cruiser
warship
aircraftCarried floatplanes
armament anti-aircraft guns
armamentMain 9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns
armamentSecondary 4 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns
awarded 6 battle stars
beam 66 ft
callSign Navy hull number CA-26
commissionedOn 1930-05-17
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement about 650 officers and enlisted
damagedBy Japanese torpedoes
dateOfServiceEntry 1930
decommissionedOn 1942-11-30
displacementFullLoad 12200 long tons
displacementStandard 9100 long tons
draft 19 ft
era World War II
interwar period
fate sunk in battle
hullClassificationSymbol CA-26
laidDownAt Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard
laidDownIn Quincy, Massachusetts
laidDownOn 1928-04-12
launchedBy Bethlehem Steel Corporation
launchedOn 1929-09-05
length 600 ft
maximumSpeed 32 knots
namesake Northampton, Massachusetts
navalFleet United States Pacific Fleet
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea (operations support)
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Guadalcanal Campaign
partOf Northampton-class cruiser
propulsion four propeller shafts
oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role screening carrier task forces
surface action ship
sponsor Grace Coolidge
sunkDuring Battle of Tassafaronga
sunkNear Guadalcanal
sunkOn 1942-11-30
theater Pacific War

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