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CL-103 Wilkes-Barre
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1942/12/14
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1943/12/24 1944/07/01 1972/05/13
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 33/24d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10/27       joinPac - Panama Canal (escort = Van Valkenburgh, Mannert L. Abele)   66 
44/11/0? 44/11/10     San Diego   66 
44/11/10 44/11/17     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/11/17 44/12/14     P.H. - training   66 
44/12/14 44/12/25?     sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2/CruDiv17     66 
45/01/12 45/01/12 Mike1 34.5/CruDiv17     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.3/CruDiv17     84 
45/02/21 45/02/22 Detach 54.1.18/CruDiv17     125 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59.6/CruDiv17 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112  125 
45/03/14 45/05/10 Iceber 58.3/CruDiv17    
45/03/27 45/03/28 Iceber 58.4.9/CruDiv17 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/10   Iceber /CruDiv17 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.3/CruDiv17     66 
45/07/01 45/08/23   38.3/CruDiv17 raid Home Islands   66 
45/08/23 45/09   35.1/CruDiv17     66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 
47/09/09       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1971/01/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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