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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
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