Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light cruiser |
Class | Cleveland |
Pennant | CL 62 |
Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 3 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 17 Feb 1941 |
Launched | 20 Mar 1942 |
Commissioned | 29 Jan 1943 |
End service | 2 Jan 1947 |
History | Decommissioned 2 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Birmingham (CL 62)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Rear-Admiral John Wilkes, USN | 29 Jan 1943 | 11 Aug 1943 |
2 | Capt. Thomas Browning Inglis, USN | 11 Aug 1943 | 24 Oct 1944 |
3 | T/Capt. Winston Pilcher Folk, USN | 24 Oct 1944 | 21 Nov 1944 |
4 | T/Capt. Harry Douglas Power, USN | 21 Nov 1944 | 9 Aug 1945 |
5 | Richard Harold Cruzen, USN | 8 Sep 1945 | 10 Oct 1946 |
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