USS Oakland (CL-95)
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USS Oakland (CL-95), was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, the first of a group of four sometimes referred to as the "Oakland-class". She was laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California, on 15 July 1940; launched on 23 October 1942; sponsored by Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, president of Mills College, Oakland, California; and commissioned on 17 July 1943.[4] She was named for the city of Oakland, California. Like the Atlanta class, the Oakland class was designed as an anti-aircraft cruiser, with a main battery of dual-purpose guns, the principal difference between the two classes being that the Oakland-class did not have the Atlanta class's two-beam twin 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun turrets. They were removed for the sake of stability and the limited arcs of fire experienced by the wing turrets on the Atlantas. Oakland sustained three casualties during World War II.[citation needed]
USS Oakland (August 1943) | |
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United States | |
Name | Oakland |
Namesake | City of Oakland, California |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 15 July 1941 |
Launched | 23 October 1942 |
Sponsored by | Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt |
Commissioned | 17 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 July 1949 |
Reclassified | CLAA-95, 18 March 1949 |
Stricken | 1 March 1959 |
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Honors and awards | 9 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 December 1959 |
General characteristics (as built)[1][2][3] | |
Class and type | Atlanta-class light cruiser |
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Length | 541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa |
Beam | 53 ft (16 m) |
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Speed | 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) |
Complement | 802 officers and enlisted |
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General characteristics (1945)[1][2][3] | |
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