Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light cruiser |
Class | Cleveland |
Pennant | CL 83 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 25 Sep 1944 |
Launched | 5 Mar 1946 |
Commissioned | 29 Oct 1946 |
End service | 27 Jun 1956 |
History | Decommissioned 27 June 1956. |
Commands listed for USS Manchester (CL 83)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Peter Gerald Hale, USN | 29 Oct 1946 | 19 Jul 1947 (1) |
2 | T/Capt, John Stuart Keating, USN | 19 Jul 1947 | 8 Feb 1948 |
3 | Capt. Frederick Stanton Withington, USN | 8 Feb 1948 | 7 Aug 1948 (1) |
4 | T/Capt. Ira Hudson Nunn, USN | 7 Aug 1948 | 10 Sep 1949 (1) |
5 | Cdr. Charles Warren Wilkins, USN | 10 Sep 1949 | 22 Jul 1950 (1) |
6 | T/Capt. Lewis Smith Parks, USN | 22 Jul 1950 | 12 Jul 1951 (1) |
7 | T/Capt. Lawrence Hugh Frost, USN | 12 Jul 1951 | 29 May 1952 (1) |
8 | T/Capt. Gale Emerson Griggs, USN | 29 May 1952 | 4 Jul 1953 (1) |
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