Construction
Northampton was laid down on 12 April 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass.; launched on 5 September 1929; sponsored by Grace Coolidge (wife of the ex-President); and commissioned on 17 May 1930, Captain Walter N. Vernou in command.
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