USS Spokane (CL-120)
USS Spokane in Rotterdam on 12 February 1948
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Name | Spokane |
Namesake | City of Spokane, Washington |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 15 November 1944 |
Launched | 22 September 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs Patrice Munsel |
Commissioned | 17 May 1946 |
Decommissioned | 27 February 1950 |
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Stricken | 15 April 1972 |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Scrapped, 17 May 1973 |
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Class and type | Juneau-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 6,500 tons (standard); 8,450 tons (loaded) |
Length | 541 ft 0 in (164.9 m) |
Beam | 52 ft 10 in (16.1 m) |
Draft | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
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Speed | 32.7 knots (61 km/h) |
Range | 6,440 nautical miles (11,930 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × lifeboats |
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USS Spokane (CL-120/CLAA-120/AG-191) was the second ship of the Juneau-class light cruiser of the United States Navy.
Construction and career
She was laid down on 15 November 1944 at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 22 September 1945, sponsored by Miss Patrice Munsel; and commissioned on 17 May 1946.[3]
Spokane shifted to Bayonne, New Jersey, and then to Brooklyn, New York, where she sailed on 24 June for Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for her shakedown cruise and to conduct battle practice and weapons firing. She returned to New York on 11 September. The cruiser was assigned to the 2nd Fleet for duty in European waters, and sailed for Plymouth, England, on 7 October.[3]
Spokane operated out of British ports until mid-January 1947. During her tour, she visited Scotland, Ireland, Norway, and Denmark. On 27 January, she stood out of Plymouth and proceeded to the United States via Portugal, Gibraltar, and Guantánamo Bay, where she participated in fleet exercises before arriving at Norfolk, Virginia, on 18 March. Following fleet and bombardment exercises in the Chesapeake Bay during the summer, she had a period of yard availability at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from 22 September to 14 October. The cruiser returned to Norfolk for Navy Day, 27 October, and then prepared for another deployment.[3]
Spokane stood out of Norfolk on 29 October, and rendezvoused with other units of the
Spokane's operations along the eastern seaboard during the remainder of the year were broken by an overhaul at the
Spokane acted as a training ship for
Decommissioning
On 24 October 1949, Spokane sailed to New York for inactivation. She was placed in reserve, out of commission, on 27 February 1950, and berthed at New York. On 1 April 1966, she received the new hull number AG-191, to be used as a sonar test ship.[4] Spokane was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 April 1972. She was sold to Luria Brothers & Company, Inc., on 17 May 1973 and scrapped.[3]
Awards
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Medalwith (Europe clasp)
Footnotes
Notes
Citations
- ^ Rickard, J (13 January 2015). "Atlanta Class Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "US Cruisers List: US Light/Heavy/AntiAircraft Cruisers, Part 2". Hazegray.org. 24 April 2000. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Spokane". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Friedman 1984, p. 242.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Friedman, Norman (1980). "United States of America". In Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 86–166. ISBN 978-0-87021-913-9.
- Friedman, Norman (1984). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-739-5.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Spokane at NavSource Naval History
- Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Spokane, 1946-1973
- USS Spokane website