US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes
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The US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes was an American warship of the New Orleans class that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk by Japanese forces in 1942.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Vincennes | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Orleans-class cruiser
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
8-inch naval guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction |
naval gunfire
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
| class | New Orleans class ⓘ |
| classRole | treaty cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewType | officers and enlisted sailors ⓘ |
| designStandard | Washington Naval Treaty limits ⓘ |
| enemy |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| hullClassificationSymbol | CA-44 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking |
Solomon Islands
ⓘ
near Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| material | steel hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battle of Vincennes
ⓘ
Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
escort ship
ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1930s ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Fore River Shipyard
|
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| sunkIn | 1942 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet screening ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
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USS Vincennes