Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light cruiser |
Class | Cleveland |
Pennant | CL 82 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 27 Jul 1943 |
Launched | 28 Dec 1944 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1945 |
End service | 31 Aug 1973 |
History | Decommissioned 14 June 1949. |
Commands listed for USS Providence (CL 82)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. William Bennett Jackson, Jr., USN | 15 May 1945 | 23 Feb 1946 |
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