USS Savannah

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USS Savannah is a United States Navy light cruiser that served during World War II as part of the Brooklyn-class cruisers.

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instanceOf Brooklyn-class cruiser
United States Navy cruiser
light cruiser
armament 15 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
5-inch dual-purpose guns
anti-aircraft guns
torpedo tubes
awards multiple battle stars for World War II service
battle Salerno landings
linked to: Battle of Salerno
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
category 1930s ships of the United States
Brooklyn-class cruisers of the United States Navy
Ships built in Camden, New Jersey
World War II cruisers of the United States
class Brooklyn class
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 900–1,000 officers and enlisted
damage severely damaged by guided bomb
decommissioned 1947
displacement approximately 12,200 tons (full load)
approximately 9,700 tons (standard)
era World War II era
fate sold for scrap
hullNumber CL-42
laidDown 1934
launched 1937
length about 608 feet
locationBuilt Camden, New Jersey
linked to: Camden
maximumSpeed about 32.5 knots
namedAfter Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
navalEnsign Ensign of the United States Navy
notableEvent hit by German Fritz X guided bomb in 1943
operation Allied invasion of Sicily
Operation Torch
operator United States Navy
pennantNumber CL-42
propulsion four propeller shafts
steam turbines
repairLocation Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
serviceBranch United States Navy
serviceEntry 1938
shipType light cruiser
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
European Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Sea

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