file created: 12/07/02 01:04:07 , last update: 01/03/00
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CL-66 Springfield
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1943/02/13
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1944/03/09 1944/09/09 1980/03/11
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/24d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/02/05       JoinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/02/16 45/02/2?     P.H.   66 
45/02/2? 45/03/02     sail P.H. > Eniwetok   66 
45/03/02 45/03/06     sail Eniwetok > Ulithi   66 
45/03/06 45/03/14     Ulithi   66 
45/03/14 45/06 Iceber 58.3/CruDiv17    
45/03/27 45/03/28 Iceber 58.4.9/CruDiv17 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/10 45/05/10 Iceber /CruDiv17 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/28 45/06/01 Iceber 38.3/CruDiv17     66 
45/06/01 45/07/01     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/01 45/08/23   38.3/CruDiv17 raid -Japan  
45/08/23 45/09   35.1/CruDiv17     66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 
60          

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1978/07/31 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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