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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.
Des Moines class (CA-134) Des Moines (1948) Baltimore class (CA-135) Los Angeles (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, Korea: 5 stars (CA-136) Chicago (1945) – WW2: 1 battle star, later converted to CG-11; Oregon City class (CA-137) Norfolk – canceled after construction started (CA-138) Scranton – canceled after construction started; Des Moines ...
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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 ...
4. You Hate Being Nickeled and Dimed. Sure, a lot is included in the cost of a cruise, including accommodations, most food, and entertainment. But there's a long list of things that will rack up ...
USS Salem (CA-139) is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second ship of her class, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and is the last remaining. She was decommissioned in 1959 after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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.
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