USS Nashville (CL-43)
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USS Nashville (CL-43) was a U.S. Navy light cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing escort, shore bombardment, and flagship duties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
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United States Navy warship ⓘ World War II cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | 15 × 6-inch/47 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| awards | 10 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| battle |
Borneo operations
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Leyte operations ⓘ Luzon operations ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 61 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | over 130 killed or missing in 13 December 1944 kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 6 June 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 24 June 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 12,200 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,700 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 feet 5 inches ⓘ |
| event | hit by kamikaze off Negros Island on 13 December 1944 ⓘ |
| fate | sold to Chile ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL-43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 24 January 1935 ⓘ |
| launched | 2 October 1937 ⓘ |
| length | 608 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
served as flagship for General Douglas MacArthur during Southwest Pacific operations
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transported General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor in March 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarService | sold to Chile and renamed Capitán Prat ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamed | Capitán Prat (CL-03) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
escort ship
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flagship ⓘ shore bombardment ship ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryChile | 1951 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Brooklyn class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stricken | 22 January 1959 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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