CA-26

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CA-26 was the hull classification symbol for USS Northampton, a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during the early years of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ
warship ⓘ
aircraftCarried floatplanes ⓘ
armament anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
armamentMain 9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ
armamentSecondary 4 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns ⓘ
awarded 6 battle stars ⓘ
beam 66 ft ⓘ
callSign Navy hull number CA-26 ⓘ
commissionedOn 1930-05-17 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement about 650 officers and enlisted ⓘ
damagedBy Japanese torpedoes ⓘ
dateOfServiceEntry 1930 ⓘ
decommissionedOn 1942-11-30 ⓘ
displacementFullLoad 12200 long tons ⓘ
displacementStandard 9100 long tons ⓘ
draft 19 ft ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
fate sunk in battle ⓘ
hullClassificationSymbol CA-26 ⓘ
laidDownAt Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard ⓘ
laidDownIn Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ
laidDownOn 1928-04-12 ⓘ
launchedBy Bethlehem Steel Corporation ⓘ
launchedOn 1929-09-05 ⓘ
length 600 ft ⓘ
maximumSpeed 32 knots ⓘ
namesake Northampton, Massachusetts ⓘ
navalFleet United States Pacific Fleet ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
operator United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea (operations support) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
partOf Northampton-class cruiser ⓘ
propulsion four propeller shafts ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
role screening carrier task forces ⓘ
surface action ship ⓘ
sponsor Grace Coolidge ⓘ
sunkDuring Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ
sunkNear Guadalcanal ⓘ
sunkOn 1942-11-30 ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ

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