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U.S.S. WICHITA
(CA-45)THE WITCH
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CA-45 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1935 | - | Keel Date: 28 OCT 1935 | ||
| NOV | 1937 | - | Launch Date: 16 NOV 1937 | ||
| FEB | 1939 | - | Commissioned: 16 FEB 1939 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | SEP | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| JUL | 1945 | - | OCT | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 3 FEB 1947 | ||
CA-45 General Specifications
Complement: 929 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 10000 tons
Length: 608 feet 4 inches
Beam: 61 feet 9 inches
Draft: 19 feet 10 in
Flank Speed: 32 Knots