USS Brooklyn (CL-40)
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Construction started | March 12, 1935 |
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Launched | November 30, 1936 |
Beam | 19 m |
Builder | Brooklyn Navy Yard |
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ID | 2274494 |
About USS Brooklyn (CL-40)
USS Brooklyn (CL-40) was a light cruiser, the lead ship of her class of seven, and the third United States Navy ship to bear its name. Commissioned in 1937, she served in the Atlantic during World War II, as a convoy escort and as fire support for amphibious landings.