USS Savannah

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USS Savannah is a United States Navy light cruiser that served during World War II as part of the Brooklyn-class cruisers.

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USS Savannah canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
United States Navy cruiser ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ
armament 15 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ
5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
awards multiple battle stars for World War II service ⓘ
battle Salerno landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salerno
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
category 1930s ships of the United States ⓘ
Brooklyn-class cruisers of the United States Navy ⓘ
Ships built in Camden, New Jersey ⓘ
World War II cruisers of the United States ⓘ
class Brooklyn class ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 900–1,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ
damage severely damaged by guided bomb ⓘ
decommissioned 1947 ⓘ
displacement approximately 12,200 tons (full load) ⓘ
approximately 9,700 tons (standard) ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
fate sold for scrap ⓘ
hullNumber CL-42 ⓘ
laidDown 1934 ⓘ
launched 1937 ⓘ
length about 608 feet ⓘ
locationBuilt Camden, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Camden
maximumSpeed about 32.5 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Savannah
navalEnsign Ensign of the United States Navy ⓘ
notableEvent hit by German Fritz X guided bomb in 1943 ⓘ
operation Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber CL-42 ⓘ
propulsion four propeller shafts ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
repairLocation Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
serviceEntry 1938 ⓘ
shipType light cruiser ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
European Theater of Operations ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ

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