USS Salem (CA-139) | |
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Državi | Zda |
Razred - vrsta | Des Moines-class – Heavy cruiser |
Začela | 25 March 1947 |
Razgradnja | 30. januarja 1959 |
Tretji USS Salem (CA-139) je ena od treh težkih križark razreda Des Moines, dokončanih za ameriško mornarico kmalu po drugi svetovni vojni. Po naročilu leta 1949 je bila zadnja težka križarka na svetu, ki je vstopila v uporabo in edina, ki še vedno obstaja. Leta 1959 je bila razgrajena, potem ko je služila v Atlantiku in Sredozemlju. Odprta je za javnost kot muzejska ladja v Quincyju v Massachusettsu
USS Salem CA-139 Walk Around | |
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Photographer | Bill Maloney |
Localisation | Unknow |
Photos | 331 |
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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.
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