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USS Indianapolis (CA)
Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy
For other ships with the same name, see USS Indianapolis.
USS Indianapolis (CA), 27 September | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Indianapolis |
Namesake | City of Indianapolis, Indiana |
Ordered | 13 February |
Awarded | 15 August |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
Cost | $10,, (contract price) |
Laid down | 31 March |
Launched | 7 November |
Sponsoredby | Lucy M.
Taggart |
Commissioned | 15 November |
Identification | |
Nickname(s) | "Indy"[1] |
Honors and awards | 10 × battle stars |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I on 30 July |
General characteristics (as built)[2] | |
Class and type | Portland-classcruiser |
Displacement | 9, long tons (10,t) (standard) |
Length |
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Beam | 66ft 1in (m) |
Draft |
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