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U.S.S. WORCESTER
(CL-144)THE WANDERING WO
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CL-144 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CL-144 Shellback Initiation | Add a CL-144 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 29 JAN 1945 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden NJ | ||
| FEB | 1947 | - | Launch Date: 4 FEB 1947 | ||
| JUN | 1948 | - | Commissioned: 26 JUN 1948 | ||
| APR | 1950 | - | NOV | 1950 | Circumnavigation |
| JUL | 1950 | - | NOV | 1950 | Korean War |
| MAR | 1952 | - | SEP | 1952 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1953 | - | FEB | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1953 | - | OCT | 1953 | Operation Mariner- North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1955 | - | JAN | 1958 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1955 | - | SEP | 1955 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1956 | - | SEP | 1956 | Middle Pacific |
| DEC | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 19 DEC 1958 | ||
CL-144 General Specifications
Class: Worcester-class light cruiser
Complement: 1401 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14700 tons
Length: 680 feet
Beam: 71 feet
Draft: 26 feet
Range: 8 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 5 July 1972