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They were the last of the “all-gun” heavy cruisers and were exceeded in size within the U.S. Navy only by the 30,000-long-ton (30,481 t) Alaska-class "large cruisers" that straddled the line between heavy cruisers and battlecruisers. Two Des Moines-class cruisers were decommissioned by 1961 but the Newport News (CA-148), served until 1975.
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USS Des Moines (CA-134) was the lead ship of the class of United States Navy (USN) heavy cruisers. She was the first USN ship to mount the auto-loading 8-inch (203 mm) Mark 16 guns , the first large-caliber auto-loading guns in the world.
Friday night: Max Wellman and the crew at Noce, 1326 Walnut St., Des Moines, perform their new “Voix de Ville — A Modern Vaudeville Cabaret” during a 7 p.m. show that features original music ...
Start the final night of 2023 by dining at Oak Park or Aposto, then join a jazz party at Noce, listen to dueling pianos at Wooly's and more.
Hy-Vee Hall, which the Hy-Vee supermarket chain (based in West Des Moines) owns the naming rights to, is the Iowa Events Center's new exhibition hall. It features 100,000 square feet (9,000 m 2) of space for trade shows, conventions, and other major events.
Location: 2724 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines; 515-244-1314 or harbingerdsm.com More: He goes to Asia every year for inspiration. Now his restaurant was named tops in the US
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Des Moines, after the city of Des Moines, Iowa. USS Des Moines (CL-17) (C-15/PG-29), was a Denver-class cruiser in service from 1904 to 1921. USS Des Moines (CA-75), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was renamed USS Helena on 6 November 1944. USS Des Moines (CA-134), the lead ship of her ...