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U.S.S. BIRMINGHAM
(CL-62)THE MIGHTY B
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CL-62 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 17 FEB 1941 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
MAR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 20 MAR 1942 | ||
SEP | 1942 | - | FEB | 1946 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 29 JAN 1943 | ||
JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 2 JAN 1947 |
CL-62 General Specifications
Class: Cleveland-class cruiser
Complement: 1200 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 10000 tons
Length: 610 feet 1 inches
Beam: 66 feet 4 inches
Draft: 25 feet
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1959