USS Providence
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| Construction started | July 27, 1943 |
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| Launched | December 28, 1944 |
| Aircraft carried | 4 × floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities | 2 × stern catapults |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1945 |
| Builders | Fore River Shipyard |
| Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | |
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| ID | 3017395 |
About USS Providence
USS Providence was a Cleveland-class light cruiser and the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Providence was commissioned between 1945 and 1949. From 1957 to 1959, she was converted to a guided missile cruiser and flagship.
