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CL-8 Detroit
United States Navy light cruiser
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| Class
| Laid down, Shipyard
| Launched | Commissioned
| Disabled and Why |
| Omaha
| 1920/11/10
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
| 1922/06/29
| 1923/07/31
| 1946/02/27
scrap
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| Namesake: city in Michigan
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| TTD differences from class:8x152; 42/08: Ms 21
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Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42-43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/3d,
45: Ms 22 / Ms 21
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WW II combat actions:
| | From
| Till | Operation
| Force | Action | Source
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|---|
| 41/12/07
|
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| BatForPac/DesFlot2/F
| P.H.
|
114
|
| 41/12/07
|
|
| 1/FF
| search for IJN off Oahu
|
81
|
| 41/12/08
| 41/12/10
|
|
| sail west to join TF 16
|
81
66
|
| 41/12/10
| 42/09
|
|
| convoy escort duty P.H. <> west coast
|
66
|
| 42/03??
|
|
|
| ferry 9 t of gold & 13 t of silver evacuate by Trout to San
Francisco
|
66
|
| 42/09
|
|
|
| escort 2 convoys to Pago Pago, Samoa
|
66
|
| 42/11
| 44/ II
|
|
| Aleutians -
|
|
| 42/11/10
| 42/11/18?
|
|
| sail San Francisco > Kodiak, Alaska
|
66
|
| 42/11/18?
| 43/04
|
| 8.6/GF
|
|
85
|
| 43/01/12
|
|
| 8.6/GF
| land Amcitka
|
85
66
|
| 43/02/
| 43/03
|
|
| Bremerton - repairs
|
66
|
| 43/04/25
| 43/04/26
|
| 16.6
| shell Attu
|
85
|
| 43/05
| 43/06/02
| Landcr
| 16.6
| land Attu
|
85
81
|
| 43/08/02
|
|
| 16.6
| shell Kiska
|
85
|
| 43/08/12
|
|
| 16.6.1
| shell Kiska
|
85
|
| 44/06/24
| 44/06/28
|
| 94
| shell Paramushiru
|
66
|
| 44/06/28
| 44/07/0?
|
|
| sail Adak > Bremerton
|
66
|
| 44/07/
| 44/08
|
|
| Bremerton - repairs
|
66
|
| 44/08/09
| 44/12
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| SEPacFor/FF
| patro off South American coast
|
38
|
| 45/01/16
| 45/0204
|
|
| sail San Francisco > Ulithi
|
66
|
| 45/02/04
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|
| 50.8/GF
| Ulithi - join 5th Flt
|
|
| 45/02/16
| 45/03/
| Detach
| 50.8/GF
|
|
|
| 45/03/22
| 45/05/28
| Iceber
| 50.8/GF
|
|
|
| 45/05/28
| 45/06
| Iceber
| 30.8/GF
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|
|
| 45/06/05
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| Iceber
| 30.8/GF
| damage(typhoon)
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|
| 45/07
| 45/08
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| 30.8/GF
| raid - Home Island
|
38
|
| 45/08/20
| 45/09/01
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| 30.8/GF
| sail from Ulithi to Saipan > Tokio Bay
|
66
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| 45/09/01
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|
| 30.8/GF
| entered Tokio Bay
|
66
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| 45/09/02
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|
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| Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony
|
81
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Ship status, hull number changes...:
1946/01/11 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
6 Battle Stars
Notice:
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