USS Des Moines (CA-134)
USS Des Moines (CA-134) under way, 15 November 1948 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Ordered: | 25 September 1943 |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel Company |
| Laid down: | 28 May 1945 |
| Launched: | 27 September 1946 |
| Commissioned: | 16 November 1948 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 July 1961 |
| Struck: | 9 July 1991 |
| Fate: | broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Des Moines-class heavy cruiser |
| Displacement: | 17,000 tons |
| Length: | 716 ft 6 in (218.39 m) |
| Beam: | 76 ft 6 in (23.32 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft; General Electric turbines; 4 boiler; 120,000 shp |
| Speed: | 33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
| Range: | 10,500 nmi (19,450 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 1,799 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 9 × 8"/55 caliber guns 12 × 5"/38 caliber guns 24 × 3"/50 caliber guns 24 × 20 mm AA guns |
The second USS Des Moines (CA-134) was the lead ship of the Des Moines-class heavy cruisers in the United States Navy.
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