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U.S.S. JUNEAU

(CL-119)

THE GALLOPING GHOST

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CL-119 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1944-Keel Date: 15 SEP 1944
at Federal Shipbuilding Co. Kearny NJ
JUL1945-Launch Date: 15 JUL 1945
FEB1946-Commissioned: 15 FEB 1946
MAY1949-SEP1949Mediterranean
JUN1950-AUG1950Korean War begins. Assigned to Korean west coast. 38th parallel
AUG1950-OCT1950Formosa patrol.
NOV1950-APR1951Korean War. Assigned to Fast Carrier TF
MAY1951-NOV1951Regular Overhaul
APR1952-APR1953Korean War
OCT1954-MAR1955Mediterranean
JUL1955-Decommissioned: 23 JUL 1955

CL-119 General Specifications

Class: Atlanta-class cruiser

Complement: 623 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 6000 tons

Length: 541 feet 6 inches

Beam: 53 feet 2 inches

Draft: 16 feet 4 in

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 1962