| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Heavy Cruiser |
| Class | Wichita |
| Pennant | CA 45 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Oct, 1935 |
| Launched | 16 Nov, 1937 |
| Commissioned | 16 Feb, 1939 |
| End service | 3 Feb, 1947 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 3 February 1947. Stricken 1 March 1959. Sold 14 August 1959 to be broken up for scrap. |
| Noteable events involving Wichita include: You can find a very helpful page on this vessel at http://www.geocities.com/usstuscaloosa. |