Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEDICATIO Declicaled To The officers ancl men of 'lhe USS Columbus who have served lo make if The besl' ship in Jrhe fighiing Heel: We are proud lo presenl' Jrhis book as a living challenge +0 lhai' lille.

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.777 VY Qhflip PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHY BY SPAULDIN6-MOSS COMPANY BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. U.S.A

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Z - l4lThough never oTTicially aTTached To The SixTh l:leeT unTil she hauled down T e ag o h Tl TAdrniral R. B. CARNEY, d , The COLUMBUS managed To Commander in ChieT, U.S. Naval Forces. EasTern ATlanTic and Me iTerranean add up more Time and mileage in NELM waTers Than any oTher ship in The SixTh FleeT. Since The COLUMBUS nd ToTal oT 66,662 miles in 15 leTT The UniTecl STaTes aT T627 on The I2Th OT June, I'-750, she has sTeamed a gra monThs LengTh - 674 TeeT WidTh - 70 T'eeT ArmamenT- Nine Seinch guns Twelve 5-inch guns 4Omm. gl 2Omm. A. DisplacemenT- l7.000 Tons Top Speed - 32 lcnoTs AircraTT - One helicopTer and 23 days oT Travel. The COLUMBUS has visiTed a ToTal of 55 porTs in I8 counTries or possessions A. mounTs Personnel - OTficers 6I WarranT OTTicers I l ChieT PeTTy OTficers 44 A EnlisTed Men T350 ConsTrucTion - BeThlehem STeel Co. Launched - 30 November T944 Commissioned - 8 June T945