USS Detroit (CL-8)
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Construction started | November 10, 1920 |
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Launched | June 29, 1922 |
Beam | 17 m |
Builders | Fore River Shipyard |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | |
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ID | 3065154 |
About USS Detroit (CL-8)
USS Detroit (CL-8) was an Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the city of Detroit, Michigan. She spent her first eight years as part of the Scouting Fleet either in the Atlantic or Mediterranean.