USS Pensacola (CA-24)
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USS Pensacola (CA-24) was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its combat operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pensacola-class cruiser
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults for floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns
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4 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded | 13 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 65 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
New York Naval Shipyard
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surface form:
New York Navy Yard
|
| commissionedOn | 1930-02-06 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 650 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Battle of Tassafaronga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-08-26 ⓘ |
| designFeature | treaty cruiser built under Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 11800 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9100 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 feet ⓘ |
| fate | expended as target in atomic bomb tests ⓘ |
| followedByClass |
Northampton-class cruiser
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surface form:
Northampton-class cruisers
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| hullNumber | CA-24 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1926-10-27 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1929-04-25 ⓘ |
| length | 585 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pensacola, Florida ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive service in Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CA-24 ⓘ |
| precededByClass |
Northampton-class cruiser
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surface form:
Northampton-class cruisers
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| shipClass | Pensacola class ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1946-12-19 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | naval history studies ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwo Jima operation NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| usedIn | Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
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