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CL-86 Vicksburg
United States Navy light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cleveland 1942/10/26
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1943/12/14 1944/06/12 1964/08/25
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SK, SG radars
Camouflage: 44: Ms 33/6d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01/06 45/01/17     sail Panama > P.H.   66 
45/01/06       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/01/10 45/01/27   94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima   85 
45/01/17 45/02/05     P.H. - training   66 
45/02/05 45/02/13     sail P.H. > Saipan   66 
45/02/15 45/03/07 Detach 54.9.2/CruDiv5     66 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1     66 
45/06/? 45/06/24     cover minesweeping in China Sea   66 
45/06/12       daamged (shell explosion in muzzle) at Kerama Retto (26-10N, 127-20E)   85 
45/06/24 45/08/20     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/08/20 45/08/24   30.3.7     66 
45/08/24 45/09   38.2     66 
47/06/30       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1962/10/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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