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USS Vincennes (i) (CA 44)

Heavy cruiser of the New Orleans class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassNew Orleans 
PennantCA 44 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down2 Jan, 1934 
Launched21 May, 1936 
Commissioned24 Feb, 1937 
Lost9 Aug, 1942 
Loss position
 
HistoryUSS Vincennes (Capt. F.L. Riefkohl) was sunk at Savo Island by Japanese warships. She was hit over 50 times. 

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