Oklahoma City (CLG 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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History The story of the OKLAHOMA CITY original- ly begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a winter day in 1942. There, at the shipyard of William Cramp and Sons, the keel for CL-91 was laid on 8 December. Expedited by the war effort, pre-launch work on the ship was com- pleted in a little over fourteen months, and she first entered her medium 20 February 1944 under the sponsorship of Mrs. Anton H. Classen of the ship's namesake, Oklahoma City, Okla- homa. Ten months later, on 22 December 1944, the U.S.S. OKLAHOMA CITY QCL-911, under the command of Captain C.B. Hunt, USN, became an active member of the United States' fighting forces. Having completed shakedown cruising in the vicinity of the British West Indies and combat readiness training in the Caribbean, in early April 1945 the OK City, as she was to be known, reported ready for duty in the United States Pacific Fleet. The OKLAHOMA CITY returned to San Francisco on 14 February 19-146 from operations in the Pacific. As an indication of her efforts, she wore the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal, the World War II Vic- tory Medal, and the Navy Occupation Service 1Asianj Medal. Shortly after her return she was transferred to the Mare Island Navy Yard where, on 30 June 1947, the active career of U.S.S. OKLA- HOMA CITY 1CL-91l ended with her introduc- tion into the U.S. Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Francisco Group.