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CL-62 Birmingham
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1941/02/17
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1942/03/20 1943/01/29 1959/03/01
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Namesake: Birmingham is a city in Alabama.
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 22 / Ms 21, 44: Ms 33/6d, 45: Ms 22 / Ms 21BR>
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/09       joinPac  
43/09/05       arrived P.H.  
43/09/11 43/09/19   50 raid -Tarawa & Makin  
43/09/29 43/10/11   14 raid -Wake   66 
43/11/06 43/11/06     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/08     DuBose disable(bombs-2 & torpedo) 60 nm WNW of Cape Torokina (06-00S, 154-00E)   85 
43/11/15 43/11/16     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/20 43/12/14     sail from Noumea to San Francisco   66 
43/12/14? 44/02/17     MINY - repairs   66 
44/02/17 44/02/23     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
44/05/29 44/07 Forage 52.17/FSU1    
44/06/1? 44/06/24 Forage 58.3/CruDiv12     86 
44/06/14   Forage 52.17/FSU1 damaged by near-miss from shore battery   85 
44/06/14   Forage 52.17/FSU1 damaged by near-misses from shore batteries off Tinian   85 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3/CruDiv12 xPhilip   86 
44/07/25 44/08/11   58.7     66 
44/08/11       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.3/CruDiv13    
44/09/09   Stale2 38.3.? demolish convoy of small ships off W Mindanao coast   85 
44/10/13 44/10/17? King2 30.3.1 CripDiv1   66 
44/10/24   King2 38.3/CruDiv13 xLeyte -disable while helping Princeton - 233 KIA, 420 WIA   86 
44/10/27 44/11/17     sail from Ulithi to San Francisco   66 
44/11 45/01     MINY - repairs   66 
45/03/04 45/03/05 Detach       66 
45/03/25 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1.3    
45/04/16 45/05/04 Iceber 52.21.1/UF    
45/05/04   Iceber   disable(kami) in Hagushi Bay, Okinawa (26-19N, 127-43E) - 51 KIA, 81 WIA   86  85 
45/05/05 45/05/28     sail from Okinawa to Guam > P.H.   81 
45/05/28 45/08/01     PHNY - repairs   66 
45/08/12 45/08/19   12.3 sail from P.H. to strike Wake cancelled - reverted to Eniwetok   66  105 
45/08/26 45/11     Okinawa area   66 
47/01/02       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars, NUC
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