Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Heavy cruiser |
Class | Baltimore |
Pennant | CA 74 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 28 Jun 1943 |
Launched | 30 Nov 1944 |
Commissioned | 8 Jun 1945 |
End service | 31 Jan 1975 |
History | Decommissioned 8 May 1959. |
Commands listed for USS Columbus (CA 74)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Allen Hobbs, USN | 8 Jun 1945 | 13 Mar 1946 |
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