Construction and Commissioning
Oklahoma City was laid down on 8 December 1942 by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; launched on 20 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Anton H. Classen; and commissioned on 22 December 1944, Captain C. B. Hunt in command.
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