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One of three Des Moines-class heavy cruisers completed for the US Navy.Laid down: July 4, 1945 by Bethlehem Steel at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass.
Launched: March 25, 1947
Commissioned: May 9, 1949
Served as flagship of various fleets in the Caribbean, Atlantic and Mediterranean. Never saw combat.
Decommissioned: Jan 30, 1959
Now centerpiece of the United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum at Quincy, Mass. and undergoing restoration.
Length: 716'
Beam: 76'
Draft: 26'
Top speed: 33.5 knots
Standard displacement: 17000 tons
Full load disp: 21500 tons
Complement: 109 officers, 1690 enlisted
Range: 10500 nautical miles at 15 knots
Main battery: 9 automatic 8"/55 (203 mm) Mark 16 guns in 3 triple turrets. Had surface and antiaircraft capability. Range: 31350 yds.
Secondary battery: 12 5"/38 Mk. 12 guns in 6 dual mounts.
Antiaircraft battery: 22 3"/50 in twin mounts
Armor: belt: 6", bulkheads: 5", armor deck: 3.5", conning tower: 6.5", turrets (main battery): 8" face, 4" top, 2" sides and rear.
Machinery: 4 GE geared turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 20000 horsepower
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It was the first USN warships to have automatic loading guns, the Salem is the only one of her class left.
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