Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light cruiser |
Class | Cleveland |
Pennant | CL 103 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 14 Dec 1942 |
Launched | 23 Dec 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 Jul 1944 |
End service | 9 Oct 1947 |
History | Decommissioned 9 October 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Wilkes-Barre (CL 103)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Capt. Robert Lee Porter, Jr., USN | 1 Jul 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 |
2 | T/Capt. William Williams Juvenal, USN | 17 Aug 1945 | 13 Jun 1946 |
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