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USS COLUMBIA
(CL-56)The Gem of the Ocean
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CL-56 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1940 | Keel Date: 18 AUG 1940 at New York Shipbuilding |
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| DEC | 1941 | Launch Date: 17 DEC 1941 | |||
| JUL | 1942 | Commissioned: 29 JUL 1942 | |||
| NOV | 1946 | Decommissioned: 30 NOV 1946 | |||
CL-56 General Specifications
Class: Cleveland-class cruiser
Complement: 992 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 10000 tons
Length: 610 feet 1 inches
Beam: 66 feet 6 inches
Draft: 20 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 18 February 1959
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