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U.S.S. TUCSON
(CL-98)MIGHTY NINETY EIGHT
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CL-98 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CL-98 Shellback Initiation | Add a CL-98 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 23 DEC 1942 at Bethlehem Steel Corporation | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 3 SEP 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 3 FEB 1945 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | OCT | 1945 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 11 JUN 1949 | ||
CL-98 General Specifications
Class: Atlanta-class cruiser
Complement: 61 Officers and 612 Enlisted
Displacement: 6000 tons
Length: 541 feet 6 inches
Beam: 53 feet 2 inches
Draft: 20 feet
Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1971