USN · CL
AfloatOmaha-class light cruiser, CL-9. William Cramp and Sons laid her down on 16 February 1920, launched her on 29 September 1921, and the Navy commissioned her on 2 July 1923. On 26 March 1943 Rear Admiral Charles H. McMorris flew his flag in her, south of the Komandorski Islands. She was not sunk. She was sold for scrap on 18 December 1946.
| Class | Omaha class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | CL-9 |
| Builder | William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1921-09-29 |
| Commissioned | 1923-07-02 |
| Fate | Afloat. McMorris's flagship at the Komandorski Islands on 26 March 1943. Not sunk. Decommissioned 21 December 1945, struck 21 January 1946, and sold for scrap on 18 December 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Scout cruiser. Four funnels, with guns in casemates as well as on deck. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-67552. USS Richmond (CL-9) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 24 June 1944, in Measure 32, Design 3d. Public domain.
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Command
Battle of the Komandorski Islands
1943-03-26 · McMorris's flagship; not sunk
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