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USS PITTSBURGH
(CA-72)Wild Bull of the Pacific
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CA-72 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CA-72 Shellback Initiation | Add a CA-72 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1943 | Keel Date: 3 FEB 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy MA |
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| FEB | 1944 | Launch Date: 22 FEB 1944 | |||
| OCT | 1944 | Commissioned: 10 OCT 1944 | |||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1952 | Recommisoned - 25 SEP 1951 |
| AUG | 1952 | - | OCT | 1952 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| FEB | 1953 | - | APR | 1953 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1956 | Decommissioned: 28 AUG 1956 | |||
CA-72 General Specifications
Class: Baltimore-class cruiser
Named for: Pittsburgh
Complement: 1142 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 13600 tons
Length: 673 feet 5 inches
Beam: 70 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 33 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1 August 1974

































