Allied Warships

USS Tucson (CL 98)

Anti-aircraft cruiser of the Oakland class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeAnti-aircraft cruiser
ClassOakland 
PennantCL 98 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered9 Sep 1940 
Laid down23 Dec 1942 
Launched3 Sep 1944 
Commissioned3 Feb 1945 
End service11 Jun 1949 
History

Decommissioned 11 June 1949.
Stricken 1 June 1966.
Sold 24 February 1971 to be borken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Tucson (CL 98)

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1T/Capt. Arthur Delancey Ayrault, USN3 Feb 1945Nov 1946

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