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U.S.S. MINNEAPOLIS
(CA-36)Click to view crew list
CA-36 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CA-36 Shellback Initiation | Add a CA-36 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1931 | - | Keel Date: 27 JUN 1931 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
| SEP | 1933 | - | Launch Date: 6 SEP 1933 | ||
| MAY | 1934 | - | Commissioned: 19 MAY 1934 | ||
| DEC | 1941 | - | 20 miles outside Pearl Harbor - 7 DEC 1941 | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | Battle of the Coral Sea | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Midway - 5 JUN 1942 | ||
| SEP | 1942 | - | SEP | 1942 | Guadalcanal - 19 SEP 1942 |
| APR | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 APR 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | SEP | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| NOV | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 NOV 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | APR | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 10 FEB 1947 | ||
CA-36 General Specifications
Named for: Minneapolis
Complement: 708 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9950 tons
Length: 574 feet
Beam: 61 feet 9 inches
Draft: 19 feet 5 in
Final Disposition: Scrapped 14 August 1959