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De derde USS Salem (CA-139) is een van de drie Des Moines-klasse zware kruisers die kort na de Tweede Wereldoorlog voor de Amerikaanse marine zijn voltooid. In dienst gesteld in 1949, was ze 's werelds laatste zware kruiser die in dienst kwam en de enige die nog steeds bestaat. Ze werd in 1959 buiten dienst gesteld, nadat ze in de Atlantische Oceaan en de Middellandse Zee had gediend. Ze is open voor het publiek als museumschip in Quincy, Massachusetts

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The USS Salem is a heavy cruiser that served in the United States Navy from 1949 to 1959. It was the last of the Des Moines-class cruisers, which were designed to provide heavy gunfire support for amphibious operations and shore bombardment. The USS Salem was also equipped with a new rapid-fire 8-inch gun system that could fire up to 10 rounds per minute per barrel. The USS Salem saw action in the Mediterranean Sea during the Cold War, participating in several exercises and operations with NATO allies. It also served as the flagship of the Sixth Fleet and the Second Task Fleet. The USS Salem was decommissioned in 1959 and transferred to the Naval Reserve Fleet. In 1994, it was towed to Quincy, Massachusetts, where it became a museum ship and a memorial to the sailors who died on board the USS Newport News, another Des Moines-class cruiser that suffered a turret explosion in 1972.