Allied Warships

USS Philadelphia (CL 41)

Light cruiser of the Brooklyn class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeLight cruiser
ClassBrooklyn 
PennantCL 41 
Built byPhiladelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down28 May 1935 
Launched17 Nov 1936 
Commissioned23 Sep 1937 
End service3 Feb 1947 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 3 February 1947.
Stricken 9 January 1951.
Sold to the Brazilian Navy and renamed Barroso (C-11).
Barroso was scrapped in 1973.

 

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1Capt. Jules James, USN23 Sep 1937???

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