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Allied Warships

USS Wichita (CA 45)

Heavy Cruiser of the Wichita class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeHeavy Cruiser
ClassWichita 
PennantCA 45 
Built byPhiladelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down28 Oct, 1935 
Launched16 Nov, 1937 
Commissioned16 Feb, 1939 
End service3 Feb, 1947 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned 3 February 1947.
Stricken 1 March 1959.
Sold 14 August 1959 to be broken up for scrap. 

Noteable events involving Wichita include:

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