USS Northampton (CA-26)
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USS Northampton (CA-26) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser of the Northampton class that served in the Pacific during World War II until she was lost in late 1942.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northampton-class cruiser
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| armamentAA | machine guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 4 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers ⓘ |
| awarded | 6 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 66 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo hits ⓘ |
| class |
Northampton-class cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
Northampton class
|
| commissionedOn | 1930-05-17 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 650 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-11-30 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1942-11-30 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 12200 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9100 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 24 feet ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-26 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1928-04-12 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1929-09-05 ⓘ |
| length | 600 feet ⓘ |
| lostIn | Battle of Tassafaronga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Northampton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as flagship of Cruiser Division 5 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Midway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea (support operations)
Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prewarServiceArea |
Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| servedAs | flagship ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Grace Coolidge ⓘ |
| sunkNear | off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | US destroyers ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| topSpeed | 32 knots ⓘ |
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