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CL-97 Flint
United States Navy antiaircraft light cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Oakland 1942/10/23
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1944/01/25 1944/08/31 1965/09/01
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:44/08: Ms 32/22D, SC, SG-1 radars
Camouflage: 44-45: Ms 33/22d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/16 44/12/23     escort APA Barrow from P.H. to Eniwetok (with Hanysworth, Charles S. Sperry   81 
44/12/27       Ulithi - arrived  
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.3    
45/01/11 45/01/12 Mike1 38.1 temporary duty   125 
45/02/10 45/02/21 Detach 58.5     38  84  106
45/02/21 45/02/23 Detach 58.2     106 
45/02/23 45/03/12 Detach 58.5     106 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4/CruDiv16    
45/03/19       escort damaged Enterprise  
45/03/27   Iceber 58.4.9/CruDiv16 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/28 45/06/10 Iceber 38.4/CruDiv16     66 
45/06/08 45/06/09 Iceber 30.4/CruDiv16 shell Okino Ogari Shima   66 
45/06/13 45/07/01     San Pedro Bay, Ulithi   66 
45/07/01 45/09   38 raid Home Island   66 
47/05/06       decomm  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1949/03/18 > CLAA-97
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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