USS Nashville
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USS Nashville was a United States Navy light cruiser that served during World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and supporting amphibious operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults for floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament |
0.50 in machine guns
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15 × 6 in/47 caliber guns ⓘ 8 × 5 in/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awards | 10 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 61 ft 9 in ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried | General Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesFromAttack | over 130 killed or wounded ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1938-06-06 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 868 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-12-13 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-06-24 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 12107 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9700 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| event | transported General MacArthur to the Philippines for his return in 1944 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL-43 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-01-24 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-10-02 ⓘ |
| length | 608 ft ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | off Negros Island, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
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Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ Lingayen Gulf landings NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious assault support
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flagship for amphibious operations ⓘ shore bombardment support ⓘ |
| serviceWithOtherNavy | Chilean Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Brooklyn class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1959-11-21 ⓘ |
| soldTo | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Lucille Foster McMillin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stricken | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
| subsequentName | Capitán Prat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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