USS Columbus (CA-74)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_guns
gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannons
12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 8 in (203 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Quincy,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 8 June 1945
gptkbp:convertedTo guided missile cruiser (CG-12)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,142 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned 31 January 1975
gptkbp:displacement 13,600 tons (standard)
17,031 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 24 ft (7.3 m)
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Columbus (CA-74)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CA-74
CG-12
gptkbp:laidDown 28 June 1943
gptkbp:launched 30 November 1944
gptkbp:length 673 ft (205 m)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:City_of_Columbus,_Ohio
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in NATO exercises
Participated in Operation Crossroads
Flagship of the 1st Fleet
Flagship of the 6th Fleet
Modernized with guided missiles in 1959
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:reclassified CG-12
gptkbp:recommissioned 1 December 1959
gptkbp:scrapped 1977
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:struck 31 January 1975
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5